Paolo prepares Kubik (timelapse)
Published on October 20, 2017
ESA’s incubator-centrifuge, called Kubik, is used for biological
experiments in space. It has flown to the International Space Station since 2004 and combines a centrifuge with a heater element to keep samples at the right temperature.
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli set up the incubator to host experiments that arrived on board the Dragon spacecraft on 16 August. Biological cells will grow in weightlessness and spun to create artificial gravity before being frozen for later analysis back on Earth.
the VITA mission:
Connect with Paolo during his six-month Vita mission via
){kind=link}