Experiment

Experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

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

News

Release on updated images of Kibo's internal drone "Int-Ball" (Int-Ball Letter Vol. 6)（October 17, 2017）

JAXA has disclosed "Int-Ball Letter" Vol. 6 in which the latest video of the Kibo's internal drone on the International Space Station is presented.

Development of new experimental platform 'MARS' - Multiple Artificial-gravity Research System - to elucidate the impacts of micro/partial gravity on mice（September 26, 2017）

JAXA project focused on elucidating the impacts of partial gravity (partial g) and microgravity (μg) on mice using newly developed mouse habitat cage units (HCU) that can be installed in the Centrifuge-equipped Biological Experiment Facility (CBEF) in the International Space Station Kibo module.

Release on updated images of Kibo's internal drone "Int-Ball" (Int-Ball Letter Vol. 5)（September 11, 2017）

JAXA has disclosed "Int-Ball Letter" Vol. 5 in which the latest video of the Kibo's internal drone on the International Space Station is presented.

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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