Center for Gravitational Biology Research
Ames Centrifuge Facilities
Ames’ centrifuges accommodate different types of experimental payloads–such as small animal and plant habitats and experimental hardware–and enable researchers to evaluate the effects of hypergravity on various biological specimens. Powered habitat enclosures include continuous data, video, and temperature monitoring. Experiments are controlled and monitored from an adjacent room. Resident staff expertise and resources allow researchers to conduct hyper-gravity studies that cannot be performed in any other NASA facility.
1-Meter Radius
The International Space Station Testbed Centrifuge is designed to mimic the JAXA centrifuge capabilities on board the ISS. Up to three habitats can be configured to accommodate small animal, plant and hardware payloads, and can support experiment unique payloads at different acceleration levels (up to 3G) during a single experiment.
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1.22-Meter Radius
(8-foot Diameter)
The 1.22-meter hyper-gravity centrifuge is designed to create hypergravitational conditions from 1G to 3G (with potential for 4G) for temperature-controlled small animal, plant, and tissue culture research. Four radial arms are configured for larger payload habitats with swing buckets for acute or chronic studies.
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Contact Us
For experiment design and customization information: ARC-DL-centrifuge@mail.nasa.gov
