Astronaut Thomas Pesquet services samples for the Real Time Protein Crystal Growth experiment.
iss065e066472 (May 24, 2021) — Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) services samples for the Real Time Protein Crystal Growth experiment. The biotechnology study demonstrates new methods for producing high-quality protein crystals in microgravity to potentially develop better drugs to treat a variety of diseases on Earth and advance the commercialization of space.