ICE Cubes #9.2 – Maleth 2

MALETH II Biocube, based on the ICE Cubes platform by Space Applications Services, that will take Malta’s second space mission samples to the International Space Station [credit: Glenn Sciortino, Arkafort Ltd]

jsc2022e057883 (5/12/2022) --- A close up view of six sample cuvettes that are planned to hold five human skin tissue and microbiome samples from Diabetic Foot Ulcer patients and one yeast sample from Malta. This is part of the Follow-up Study of Human Skin Tissue Microbiome Studies and Yeast Cells in Space (Ice Cubes #9.2 – Maleth 2) investigation. Image courtesy of Space Applications Services, NV/SA.