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SpaceRef - Exploration and Missions - Human Missions - International Space Station - Life Science Hardware

  • 2.5 meter Space Station Centrifuge - The centrifuge will produce artificial gravitational forces upon attached habitats that house various biological specimens. It is capable of producing controlled, artificial gravity levels ranging from 0.01 g to 2.0 g. The centrifuge will provide life support resources and electrical power to the habitats as well as data transfer links to computers on the Space Station. Under development by NASDA. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Advanced Animal Habitat-Centrifuge (AAH-C) - AAH-C provides a research environment for laboratory rats and mice, on orbit for up to 90 days. The AAH-C is internally modularized so that it can be reconfigured for a wide range of rodent experiments to accommodate mice in all stages of their life cycle (pregnancy, birth, nursing, post-weaning, and adult), and rats from post-weanlings to adults. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Aquatic Animal Experiment Facility (AAEF) - AAEF will accommodate freshwater and saltwater organisms in microgravity. The facility will be designed to accommodate experiments for up to 90 days, making it possible to conduct research ranging from early development and differentiation to individual responses in the microgravity environment. This is a NASDA Space Station Facility that will be located in the Japanese Experiment Module.

  • Aquatic Habitat (AQH) for Space Station - AQH will accommodate both freshwater and marine organisms. Vertebrate research models such as amphibians (e.g. Xenopus) and fish (e.g., zebrafish and medaka) can be maintained as well as invertebrate organisms such as sea urchins and snails. Aquatic plants species are also expected to be supported by this habitat. Under development by NASDA. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Biolab - Biolab is a facility that will be on board the Columbus Module designed for research in regulatory mechanisms of proliferation and differentiation, the role of the cytoskeleton, mechanical loading, graviperception and thresholds, mechanisms underlying radiation damage, and repair mechanisms in cells and tissues.

  • BIOLAB - The BIOLAB facility on board the Columbus Laboratory is designed for research in regulatory mechanisms of proliferation and differentiation at cellular levels, role of the cytoskeleton, early development events, graviperception, mechanism of radiation damage and repair in cells and tissues.

  • BIOPACK - The ESA Biopack facility is primarily designed to carry-out automated biology and biotechnology experiments which will be controlled by the onboard BioPack micro-computer. It will use standard Biorack Type I and Type II containers already used on ESA's Biorack.

  • BMTC: Biotechnology Mammalian Tissue Culture Facility - BMTC is a new facility for tissue engineering being considered by ESA for research on cell and tissue culture aboard the International Space Station. The core of the system will provide robust control of concentration gradients and of mechanical forces thanks to the integration of fluid distribution tools, microsensors, and microactuators.

  • Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) - CBEF will provide a controlled environment for fundamental life science research in space using cells, tissues, small animals, plants, or microorganisms. The CBEF will be equipped with a rotating table which provides variable gravity for reference experiments at G levels from 0.1 to 2G. This is a NASDA Space Station Facility that will be located in the Japanese Experiment Module.

  • Cell Culture Unit (CCU) for Space Station - The CCU will be used to support basic research in cell and tissue biology onboard the International Space Station. The CCU will have the capability to grow and maintain animal, microbial, and plant suspension cultures, attachment cultures, tissues less than 4 mm in length, and non-feeding aquatic specimens. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Compound Microscope for Space Station - This device is a Zeiss compound microscope with system magnification up to 1000X to perform cellular and subcellular observations. It is designed to operate inside the work volume of the Life Sciences and Microgravity Sciences Gloveboxes and provides differential Interference Contrast (DIC), phase contrast, fluorescence, brightfield and darkfield microscopy for fresh, live, fixed and stained sample observation. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Dissecting Microscope for Space Station - This device is a Leica stereo microscope with 4X to 120X zoom magnification for microscope-aided inspections and manipulations. It is designed to operate inside the work volume of the Life Sciences and Microgravity Sciences Gloveboxes and provides large depth-of-field with long working distance optics to facilitate specimen dissections and similar operations. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Egg Incubator (EI) for Space Station - The EI is designed to support experiments utilizing non-mammalian amniotic eggs such as chicken and Japanese quail eggs. Anticipated experiments include studies in embryo orientation and mortality, embryogenesis, and development of bone and muscular tissue. The EI fits into the Space Shuttle Orbiter Middeck locker which allows for late access prior to launch and early access upon return, and it provides optimal incubation conditions for embryo development during flight. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • European Physiology Modules (EPM) - The basic philosophy behind the EPMs facility will be a modular system composed of a series of drawers designed to support human physiology research modules based on the units used by the US Human Research Facility (HRF). This page contains a description of the various research disciplines that will be using these drawers.

  • Insect Habitat (IH) for Space Station - The Insect Habitat System consists of a Transport Element, Science Element and an Insect Container Element. The IH is designed to support a variety of insect species, however, during the initial Increments the IH will be devoted to experiments using Drosophila melanogaster. Under development by Canadian Space Agency (CSA). [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Life Sciences Laboratory Equipment (LSLE) On-Line Catalog - The purpose of the LSLE catalog is to provide an inventory of equipment available for utilization on gravitational biology microgravity flights. This equipment is currently available, or will be available, and most has been utilized on flights integrated into the middeck, Spacelab, and Spacehab facilities aboard the Space Shuttle, or the Bion biosatellite. [NASA Ames Research Center].

  • Modular Cultivation System (MCS) - The MCS will be used in the US Lab and will use standard Experiment Containers, mounted on two centrifuge rotors providing either microgravity or variable radial accelerations up to 2xg. Transparent covers allow illumination and observation. Standard Experiment Support Equipment (will be designed for continuation of Space research on cell cultures, unicellular organisms, plants and small animals, as earlier flown on ESA's Biorack, now with larger specimens and longer duration.

  • NRC Task Group for the Evaluation of NASA's Biotechnology Facility for the International Space Station - This National Research Council's Space Studies Board task group is chartered to evaluate NASA's plans for a Biotechnology Facility (BTF) envisioned for the International Space Station and review the process for solicitation, selection, and experiment development to be carried out in the planned facility.

  • Plant Research Unit for Space Station - The Plant Research Unit is being designed to support plant growth in space for up to 90 days. The Plant Research Unit will be housed in either a habitat holding rack, exposed to orbital microgravity conditions, or on the 2.5 meter diameter centrifuge at centrifugal accelerations between 0 and 2.0 times Earth's gravity. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Space Station Habitat Holding Racks - The Holding Racks will provide life support resources and electrical power to the animal and plant habitats and other scientific equipment, as well as data transfer links to computers on the Space Station. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) - SSBRP facilities will include multiple habitats to support a variety of organisms, a centrifuge with a selectable rotation rate to house specimen habitats at a variety of gravity levels, a holding rack to house specimens at microgravity, and a fully equipped workstation/glovebox. The laboratory will also provide microscopes, freezers, and other research equipment to conduct experimental procedures. [NASA Ames Research Center].

  • Space Station Incubator - The Incubator can house specimens for up to 135 days on orbit or can be used for short-term events such as heat shock. The temperature can be adjusted at any time during the 135-day increment. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]

  • Space Station Life Sciences Glovebox - The Life Sciences Glovebox provides a sealed work area where crew members will perform experimental procedures. Habitats will attach to the Life Sciences Glovebox in a manner which will prevent any exchange of biological material between the cabin and Glovebox or habitat. Under development by NASDA. [Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) NASA Ames Research Center]


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