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Photograph of the ARTEMOSS payload: five (5) of the Petri plate stacks are inserted into a flight-approved Zip lock bag and sealed with the zipper seal, a square of the flight-approved Tedlar tape is used for designation of top-bottom orientation relevant for pre-flight operations and launch.

jsc2024e062114 (9/13/2024) --- The ANT1 Radiation Tolerance Experiment with Moss in Orbit on the Space Station (ARTEMOSS) payload: five of the Petri plate stacks are inserted into a flight-approved Zip lock bag and sealed with the zipper seal, a square of the flight-approved Tedlar tape is used for designation of top-bottom orientation relevant for preflight operations and launch. The ARTEMOSS investigation examines whether and how an Antarctic moss repairs damage caused by cosmic radiation and microgravity. Image courtesy of Agata Zupanska.

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