Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide conducts research using DNA sequencing to help monitor and identify microbes on spacecraft.
iss065e369726 (Sept. 9, 2021) — Expedition 65 Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducts research using DNA sequencing to help monitor and identify microbes on spacecraft to increase the safety of future human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.