Microgravity Enterprises Inks New Deal with Discovery Ice Cream

October 19, 2009 Creating the world’s first truly “Space Flown” ice cream product, Microgravity Enterprises has agreed to furnish product for CID the Robot and marketing product for the growing Discovery Ice Cream group, based in Charleston, SC.

“We believe the space-based product will enhance scientific and user interest in our ice cream stores and kiosks worldwide,” says Allen Jones, CEO and Chairman of Puffin Innovations, Inc., parent company of Discovery Ice Cream. “No other group anywhere in the world offers Zero Gravity Ice Cream.  This proprietary product has proven to be extremely popular with our families.  It’s extremely interesting to most customers that Microgravity Enterprises, Inc. also makes space available for science projects on every space shot that they make. It has improved the interest level and the support for our products.”

“We are pleased to be a supplier/vendor to Discovery Ice Cream,” said Darryl Hupfer, the Executive VP of Sales and Marketing.  Discovery has tapped into the newest science attraction with their CID the Robot, and is on the cutting edge of science in human/robotics interaction.”

Other countries have been quick to embrace the service functions which robots can offer. 

In Japan, for example, robotic/human interaction has been a staple of industry for years; America is now discovering the labor savings possible in repetitive, functionally simple programming for robotic performance.

“We are pleased to be using MEI product in our Zero Gravity Ice Cream, and believe that it will offer us a strong point of differentiation from other products,” said Discovery Ice Cream CEO Jones.

Microgravity Enterprises, Inc.

October 15, 2009  Microgravity Enterprises, Inc., one of the first private industry users of Spaceport America, located outside Albuquerque, NM, today announced extended licensing opportunities for product manufacturers and developers desiring to augment existing food and beverage products with MEI Ozone Packs, space-based vitamin and mineral additives available for purchase by the gram or microgram.

“We’re convinced there is a clear-cut market for bringing space to the forefront of product marketing efforts,” said Darryl Hupfer, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing. “To that end, we’re making our space-flown product available to a variety of end-users who anticipate our products being positive additives for marketing as well as attracting new users.” 

Uses for the vitamin and mineral additives may include food and beverage products—where the product, which has been subjected to microgravity for some time in space—offers a unique and exclusive license opportunities for products which appeal to a variety of core user groups. 

Additional user groups include manufacturing entities, health additives, cosmetic, soap and skin care products, and as additives for a variety of manufactured products including lighting, solar cells, and sports equipment.  MEI Ozone Packs are measured in both gram and microgram offerings.  For additional information, contact Darryl Hupfer, the Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at 508-904-3770.

New Website Developed to Drive User-Friendly Design Elements

October 6, 2009    Rich Glover, CEO and Chairman of Microgravity Enterprises, Inc. today announced a new Microgravity/Antimatter/Space 20 website design.

“Comprehensive, detailed, and informative for our stakeholders—from Licensees, to Distributors, Retailers and Consumers,” says Glover, “this new site is designed to appeal to a variety of users.”

“Websites are designed to perform a variety of functions,” said Darryl Hupfer, Executive
VP of Sales and Marketing. “Some will only serve as directional arrows to steer customers to sales windows for sales opportunities.  Because of the unique nature of our products, as well as the MEI Corporate participation with local science classes and the worldwide payload opportunities we offer to science students, we knew that our intent with this new site needed to be different; we believe that it translates across multiple uses very, very well.   We believe that it presents interesting, interactive material in a way which will educate---while entertaining---several of our core users groups.”

Microgravity Enterprises, Inc. flies a patented blend of vitamins and minerals into space and successfully recovers the product with the help of tracking via the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.  As one of the first commercial users of Spaceport America, Microgravity Enterprises, Inc. offers the products subjected to microgravity for additives to a variety of products.

Space News 

October 15, 2009:    MSNBC.com reported today that the Space Shuttle Atlantis has been moved to its launch pad to prepare for a scheduled November launch.  The date is yet to be set officially for the launch.

October 13, 2009       Space.com’s  Clara Moskowitz has reported that scientists are now in a debate over gaseous plumes of water vapor from Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons.  Initially, scientists concluded that the plumes must come from liquid water under the surface, but new evidence presented points to the process of sublimation—a direct leap from the solid to the gaseous state.

October 12, 2009   Discovery.com’s Robert Lamb reports on the new European Space Agency’s GOCE Satellite, which will not only help climatologists and meteorologists predict weather by accurate charting of ocean currents, but will be useful in weather predictions.

October 12, 2009  New Scientist’s Paul Marks reported today that Virgin Galactic has announced plans to launch satellites, as well as tourists, into space.  The announcement was made at the International Astronautical Conference in Daejeon, South Korea.

 October 7, 2009   Scientific American’s John Matson reported today on the discovery of a new, larger, gaseous ring around the outer planet.  The search, which was initiated by a search for a debris belt, turned up a new, completely unknown and heretofore undiscovered ring, composed of gaseous debris at extreme distance from the previously discovered and much brighter rings.