John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) maintains a vigorous applied research program in support of Shuttle launch activities. Ground support systems, launch and processing facilities, and environmental protection all require continued attention for KSC to remain the nation's premier state-of-the-art spaceport. This issue of the Research and Technology Annual Report highlights many of these applied research activities. Focusing predominantly on applied research leads KSC to development of new technologies and expertise directly applicable to commercial products and manufacturing needs. The Technology Commercialization Office aggressively seeks industry participation in KSC's research programs and in the transfer of developed KSC technologies and expertise to industry. Programs and commercialization opportunities available to American industry are described in the Technology Programs and Commercialization Home Page on the World Wide Web at http://technology.ksc.nasa.gov.