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Latest Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS Stories

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2011-04-13 07:48:46

By Jessica Nimon/International Space Station Program Science Office/NASA's Johnson Space CenterThe International Space Station is a unique laboratory, due to its microgravity environment, but it still shares similarities with Earth-bound research facilities. Both perform experiments as part of their research goals, yielding various samples from which they collect data towards results. These samples can require preservation in refrigerators and freezers. A recent malfunction of a Minus...