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Ice Cubes Experiment Cube #6 on ISS – The Kirara Mission

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
April 2, 2023
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Ice Cubes Experiment Cube #6 on ISS – The Kirara Mission
Ice Cubes Experiment Cube #6 – Kirara mission
NASA

A view of the Ice Cubes Experiment Cube #6 – Kirara mission, in the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Ice Cubes Experiment Cube #6 – Kirara is an in-orbit validation of an incubator for growing protein crystals in microgravity for future commercial business opportunities.

This fourth demonstration mission includes proteins for seven different companies and research institutes.
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