Astronaut installs a new sample processor

iss071e462410 (Aug. 9, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt installs a new sample processor, also known as the Advanced Space Experiment Processor (ADSEP), inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. ADSEP can be packed with research samples and launched to space or returned to Earth aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter or a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft. ADSEP supports cell and tissue culturing, protein crystal growth, microorganism and bacteria studies, and materials science research.