It was an opportunity for Peter Hinze , Government Coordinator for aeronautics and aerospace as well as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology ( BMWi ) , to highlight the expertise to German . He has stated that ” AMS is an example for the prestigious achievements in basic research in Germany. With AMS , answers to central questions of the physics of our universe will be made. I am delighted that the transport of AMS to the International Space Station ( ISS ) has been made possible by the end of space shuttle flights . I congratulate the German scientists and Schael professor at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH , North Rhine Westphalia), who participated in the successful development of AMS through its expertise and its strong commitment to excellence .

The instrument was presented to the public on the morning of August 28 , before his departure to the ISS scheduled February 26, 2011 aboard the last flight of U.S. space shuttles.

AMS has been performed under the expertise of American Nobel Prize Samuel Ting , with the participation of over 500 scientists from 15 countries within the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN ) in Geneva , Professor of Schael RWTH Aachen and the Technical University of Karlsruhe ( KIT , Baden- Württemberg) . The device must be capable of performing measurements on cosmic radiation. Scientists expect much from this experience to answer questions such as the division between matter and antimatter , as well as experimental evidence for the existence of the latter.

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” Hintze Deutsche auf dem Weg Spitzentechnologie in den Weltraum ” , press release of the Federal Ministry of Economy, 26/08/2010 http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Presse/pressemitteilungen,did=356100.htm…