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December 15, 2011
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 21 flight engineer, works with the new Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA) Science Insert 03 (CSI-03) assembly in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. CSI-03 is flying two butterfly habitats during this mission and will examine the complete life cycle of the butterflies as they eat, grow and undergo metamorphosis in space.
Topics:
Space, Spaceflight, Space exploration, Environment, Expedition 2, Robert Thirsk, Expedition 21, Canadian Space Agency, Butterfly, International Space Station, Kibo Laboratory, Bioprocessing, flight engineer, Astronaut
