The next sample request deadline for Antarctic Meteorites is December 5, 2025. Requests received by this deadline will be reviewed in the Fall meeting by the Antarctic Meteorite Allocation Panel. […]
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Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors
Planetary Protection: Technology For Ultra-clean Mini-lab To Contain Extraterrestrial Samples
Work has begun to design and build a Double-Walled Isolator (DWI), akin to an ultra-clean miniature laboratory to safely store and analyse extra-terrestrial materials, such as the first material from […]
Posted inAstronauts and Explorers, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
Offworld Biotech: Growing Microalgae In Microgravity
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers shows off research hardware to study how microalgae grow in spaceflight conditions such as microgravity and radiation.
Posted inExploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations, Status Report
Using An Offworld Life Science Glovebox
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Exploration Gear & Tech, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Sample Return, Status Report
Asteroid (101955) Bennu In The Laboratory: Properties Of The Sample Collected By OSIRIS-REx
On 24 September 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission dropped a capsule to Earth containing approximately 120 g of pristine carbonaceous regolith from Bennu.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Gravitational Biology, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Offworld Biology Research Facilities: Life Science Glovebox In ISS Kibo Module
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara treats brain cell-like samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station.
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Offworld Biology Research: Loral O’Hara Applies Oceanography Lab Skills On The ISS
Posted onTwitter by @lunarloral – Loral O’Hara: SpaceX Cargo Dragon 29 arrived on 11 Nov along with a ton of new research for us to work on! When it comes […]