Science & Exploration, Vol habité
KUBIK
Designed for microgravity experiments, KUBIK is a compact and highly configurable incubator/ cooler, with a significant 15-year flight heritage.
Main
benefits
Several models have been operated since 2004 onboard the International Space Station, and have housed tenths of biology experiments up to now.
These self-contained automatic experiments on seeds, cells, and small animals, are performed using power provided by the facility.
KUBIK recent upgrade further improves communication capabilities with ground, both at KUBIK and experiment levels.
Key
features
Temperature settable from 6°C to 38°C
Modular inserts concept (e.g. centrifuge insert)
Centrifuge speed settable from 0.2 g to 2 g
Remote ground control of KUBIK and experiment containers via ISS MPCC
Powered and automated experiment containers
Wide range of flight-proven experiment units:
- Bacteria
- Plants, seeds
- Yeasts
- Animals
- Human cells
Partner
Comat is part of the Bioreactor Express service that offers a KUBIK-based experimental support onboard the ISS.