iss054e005575 (12-26-2017) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Norishige Kanai poses for a photo with the installed Made in Space Fiber Optics Locker and the re-installed Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) Manufacturing Device (ManD). Photo was taken in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory abord the International Space Station (ISS). The Optical Fiber Production in Microgravity (Made In Space Fiber Optics) investigation demonstrates the merits of manufacturing fiber optic filaments in microgravity.
Photographer Norishige Kanai
Date December 26, 2017