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JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui Conducts A Microbiology Research Experiment

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui conducts a microbiology research experiment inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox.

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Extreme Environmental Tolerance And Space Survivability Of The Moss, Physcomitrium patens

Climate change highlights the importance of understanding life’s survival limits for addressing global challenges and supporting future human habitation beyond Earth. Plants, as photosynthetic organisms, play a vital role in […]

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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 Life Science Research: Microscope Operations In the ISS Kibo Module

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa turns off a microscope in the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module and removes samples for the […]

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