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Experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

Various experiments are conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Japanese experiments are shown here.

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Last Updated：December 12, 2019

Feasibility study results of a theme using "Kibo" selected in 2015 "Understanding pathological mechanism of musculoskeletal disorders by new mass spectrometry imaging" article was posted (December 12, 2019)

Feasibility study results of a theme using "Kibo" selected in 2015 "Understanding pathological mechanism of musculoskeletal disorders by new mass spectrometry imaging" article was posted

UAE/Japan camera robot educational project on Kibo (December 12, 2019)

Mr. Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), gave an educational lecture on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo"/ISS on September 30, 2019, using the internal camera drone (Int-Ball). The lecture was on the attitude control for spacecraft. The astronaut gave some demonstrations on "Kibo."

Melatonin inhibits bone resorption in space! (December 11, 2019)

Results of the experiment on fish scales conducted on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo"/ISS in 2010 were published in the July 19, 2019 issue of an international scientific journal, Journal of Pineal Research.

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Contents

Kibo Utilization Strategy

List of JAXA's Utilization Themes

Kibo's Experiment Facilities

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Pressurized Module (PM)

Exposed Facility (EF)

JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD)

Space Environment Utilization

• Features of the Space Environment
• Categories of Space Experiments
• Means of Conducting Microgravity Experiments