iss042e021398 (12/5/2014) --- A view of Microbiome swab kit containing Microbiome samples from various physical surfaces prior to being stowed in MELFI or GLACIER. The Study of the Impact of Long-Term Space Travel on the Astronauts' Microbiome (Microbiome) experiment investigates the impact of space travel on both the human immune system and an individual’s microbiome (the collection of microbes that live in and on the human body at any given time).
Photographer Samantha Cristoforetti
Date December 5, 2014