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Astronaut Mark Vande Hei works on the Celestial immunity study

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei works on the Celestial immunity study
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei services donor cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox.

iss065e058810 (May 22, 2021) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei services donor cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox. The samples for the Celestial Immunity study are compared to cell cultures harvested on Earth and may help scientists develop new vaccines and drugs to treat diseases on Earth.