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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An Ocean Engineer-Astronaut Returns Home
Keith’s note: I was just on a media telecon with Astronaut Loral O’Hara who just returned from 204 days on the International Space Station.
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Offworld Life Science Gear: ISS Portable Glovebag
Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Mike Barratt works aboard the International Space Station’s Harmony module processing protein crystal samples inside a portable glovebag to learn how to generate […]
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OffWorld Microbiology Sampling On The International Space Station
A view at the cupola window of collection tubes containing swab samples of microbes for the 3DMM (Three-dimensional Microbial Monitoring of ISS Environment) investigation.
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Offworld Biology Laboratory Sample Processing
Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Mike Barratt processes brain organoid samples inside the BioServe Tissue Chamber.
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Offworld Biology Laboratory
International Space Station Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps prepares tubes to collect samples from the crew for the Immunity Assay investigation.
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Offworld Life Science: ISS Expedition 70: Processing Cell Samples On The International Space Station
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes cell samples for the Cell Gravisensing experiment aboard the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module.
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Influence of Microgravity on Spontaneous Calcium Activity of Primary Hippocampal Neurons Grown in Microfluidic Chips
The influence of variations of gravity, either hypergravity or microgravity, on the brain of astronauts is a major concern for long journeys in space, to the Moon or to Mars, […]
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Offworld Life Science: Extracting DNA Samples In The ISS Life Science Glovebox
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa works in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox extracting DNA samples for the new uTitan investigation.
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Molecular Repertoire Of Deinococcus Radiodurans After 1 Year Of Exposure Outside The International Space Station Within The Tanpopo Mission
Background The extraordinarily resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans withstands harsh environmental conditions present in outer space. Deinococcus radiodurans was exposed for 1 year outside the International Space Station within Tanpopo orbital […]