News : Experiment - International Space Station

Nanoskelton-2 Experiment Completed (April 12, 2011)

Production of High Performance Nanomaterials in Microgravity-2 (Nanoskeleton-2), which was performed using the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in the Kibo laboratory, was completed.

Nanoskelton-2 Begins (March 30, 2011)

The Production of High Performance Nanomaterials in Microgravity-2 (Nanoskeleton-2), a material production experiment that uses the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF), began on board Kibo.

Matroshka-Kibo Experiment Completed (March 23, 2011)

Space radiation measurement of the Kibo module using the Matryoshka facility, which has jointly been performed by Russia, ESA and JAXA since May 2010, was completed on March 11, 2011.

Microbe-II Completed (March 9, 2011)

The second sample collection session of the Microbial Dynamics in International Space Station- Part II (Microbe-II), which has been performed on board Kibo, was completed

"Message in a Bottle" Performed aboard ISS (March 3, 2011)

"Message in a Bottle" JAXA Education Payload Observation (JAXA EPO) was performed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) crew members during the STS-133 mission's spacewalk.

Microbe-II Sample Collection Resumes (February 28, 2011)

The second sample collection session of the Microbial Dynamics in International Space Station- Part II (Microbe-II) was resumed.

Marangoni UVP/MaranGogniat-2 Begins (February 1, 2011)

Spatio-temporal Flow Structure in Marangoni Convection (Marangoni UVP/MaranGogniat) Series 2, which uses the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility (FPEF) in Kibo, began.

JAXA PCG (Third Session) Completed (November 29, 2010)

The third session of the High Quality Protein Crystallization (JAXA PCG), which has performed using the Protein Crystallization Research Facility (PCRF) in Kibo, was successfully completed.

Microbe-II Performed on board Kibo (November 1, 2010)

Microbial Dynamics in International Space Station- Part II (Microbe-II) began on board Kibo.

MEIS Series3 Begins (October 27, 2010)

Chaos, Turbulence and its Transition Process in Marangoni Convection (Marangoni Exp/MEIS) Series3, which uses the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility (FPEF) in Kibo, began.