jsc2022e068258(5/11/2022) --- A preflight view of the Bag is used to culture nematodes in liquid medium, an injection port is available to transfer a portion of medium by using Syringe. Effect of the Space Environment on the Neural Integration System and Aging of the Model Animal C. elegans (Neural Integration System) uses nematodes to examine how microgravity affects the nervous system. Image courtesy of JAXA

jsc2022e068257 (5/11/2022) --- A preflight view of the syringe used to transfer the nematode-suspended medium into Culture Bag/ Fixation Bag. Effect of the Space Environment on the Neural Integration System and Aging of the Model Animal C. elegans (Neural Integration System) uses nematodes to examine how microgravity affects the nervous system. Image courtesy of JAXA

jsc2020e040980 (11/2/2018) --- Image of EVA-SOFPADS (Left) and IVA-SOFPADS (Right) taken at JAXA during samples handover. The objective of the Smart Optical Fibers for Passive Dosimetry in Space (SOFPADS), or Fiber Dosimeter, investigation is to evaluate the use of fabricated optical fibers as space radiation passive dosimeters to monitor the radiation environment inside and outside of the International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: JAXA

jsc2022e068256 (5/11/2022) --- A preflight image of the sample holder which holds the Culture Bags with port, and used to accommodate it to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in KIBO module. Effect of the Space Environment on the Neural Integration System and Aging of the Model Animal C. elegans (Neural Integration System) uses nematodes to examine how microgravity affects the nervous system. Image courtesy of JAXA

jsc2022e068255 (5/11/2022) --- A preflight view of the Observation Bag including nematode C. elegans to observe by confocal microscope in the ISS (COSMIC). Effect of the Space Environment on the Neural Integration System and Aging of the Model Animal C. elegans (Neural Integration System) uses nematodes to examine how microgravity affects the nervous system. Image courtesy of JAXA

Here you see the X-59 scaled model inside the JAXA supersonic wind tunnel during critical tests related to sound predictions.

jsc2020e040981 (9/4/2019) --- I view of the IVA-SOFPADS floating inside the Kibo module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The objective of the Smart Optical Fibers for Passive Dosimetry in Space (SOFPADS), or Fiber Dosimeter, investigation is to evaluate the use of fabricated optical fibers as space radiation passive dosimeters to monitor the radiation environment inside and outside of the International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: NASA/JAXA

A concept image of the back of a pressurized rover on the surface of the Moon with the airlock in view. Image Credit: JAXA/Toyota

A concept image of a pressurized rover on the surface of the Moon. Image Credit: JAXA/Toyota

A concept image of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) pressurized rover with its solar arrays deployed on the surface of the Moon. Image Credit: JAXA/Toyota

A concept image of a pressurized rover on the surface of the Moon. Image Credit: JAXA/Toyota

A concept image of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) pressurized rover on the surface of the Moon. Image Credit: JAXA/Toyota

jsc2021e052199 (9/7/2021) --- A preflight view of the Space Demonstration for All Solid-state Lithium Ion Battery (Space AS-Lib) demonstration configured for exposure to the space environment. Space AS-Lib demonstrates operation of a Lithium-ion secondary battery capable of safe, stable operation under extreme temperatures and in a vacuum environment. Image Credit: ©JAXA, Hitz

jsc2020e040942 (4/18/2015) --- Copper zirconium alloy wire. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Taiyo Wire Cloth Co., Ltd., Technosolver Corporation, Koyo Materica Corporation, JAXA..

jsc2020e040945 (7/10/2020) --- Copper zirconium antenna metal mesh. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Taiyo Wire Cloth Co., Ltd., Technosolver Corporation, Koyo Materica Corporation, JAXA..

jsc2020e040944 (7/8/2020) --- Copper zirconium antenna metal mesh. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Taiyo Wire Cloth Co., Ltd., Technosolver Corporation, Koyo Materica Corporation, JAXA..

jsc2020e040941 (9/3/2018) --- Copper zirconium alloy wire being produced. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Taiyo Wire Cloth Co., Ltd., Technosolver Corporation, Koyo Materica Corporation, JAXA..

jsc2020e040940 (9/3/2018) --- Copper zirconium alloy wire being produced. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Taiyo Wire Cloth Co., Ltd., Technosolver Corporation, Koyo Materica Corporation, JAXA..

jsc2020e040943 (9/10/2020) --- An example of a copper zirconium antenna metal mesh on a deployable reflector. The Exposure Experiment of Copper-Zirconium Antenna Metal Mesh to the Space Environment (ExHAM-Antenna Metal Mesh) investigation tests how well an antenna metal mesh, made from copper and zirconium, performs in the space environment in low-Earth orbit (LEO). While in space, the antenna metal mesh is exposed to cosmic rays and atomic oxygen in the LEO space environment - which can degrade antenna performance. Image Credit: Technosolver Corporation, JAXA.