Astropharmacy / Biotechnology

Offworld Biotechnology Research: Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4)

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
January 2, 2026
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Offworld Biotechnology Research: Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4)
iss073e0865458 (Oct. 7, 2025) — larger image — NASA

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects sample cassettes for installation into the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4) at the maintenance work area inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module.

She was conducting research operations for the Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory biotechnology experiment, which is investigating methods to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity.

Astrobiology, space biology, microgravity, ISS,

Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻