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Facility/Company Description
Space Automated Bioproduct Ultimately, Space Automated Bioproduct Lab (SABL) replaces the two
Lab (2015)/BioServe Space Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatuses that BioServe has had
Technologies onboard the ISS since 2001. SABL takes advantage of the rear avionics
cooling system and water loop heat rejection capabilities of the ISS.
In addition, SABL is a front access facility that requires less crew time
to access the research volume and also provides enhanced data
capabilities.
Space Technology and Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems, Inc.-1 Experiment
Advanced Research Systems, Facility (STaARS-1 EF) is a temperature-controlled (18°C [64°F] to 37°C
Inc.-1 Experiment Facility [99°F]) experiment facility that provides the environmental control, power
(2017)/ Space Technology and and communication required for efficient and effective biotechnology and
Advanced Research Systems life science research on the ISS. STaARS-1 EF supports standard
experiment container form factors and next-generation cube labs.
The experiment containers can be commanded and controlled in a static
rack for microgravity experiments and in a hyper-G centrifuge for Earth
analog controls or Martian and lunar gravity simulations. The next-
generation cube lab ports provide power and communication for up
to a 1.5 U cube lab. The flexibility of operation, including temperature
control from 18°C (64°F) to 37°C (99°F) allows STaARS-1 EF to support
a diverse suite of microgravity research.
TangoLab 1 & 2 (2016)/ The TangoLab facilities provide a standardized platform and open
SpaceTango architecture for experimental modules called CubeLabs. This reduces
development cycle time,cost for research and development and pilot
manufacturing using microgravity. The facilities are easily reconfigurable
with the associated payload cards and CubeLabs, which are installed on
orbit. In 2017, TangoLab-2 was installed onboard the ISS with improved
heat rejection capability, thus enabling payloads with greater power draw
and lower temperature requirements to use the facility.
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