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Commander Akihiko Hoshide services cell samples

Commander Akihiko Hoshide services cell samples
Commander Akihiko Hoshide inserts cell samples into the Kibo laboratory module's Cell Biology Experiment Facility.

iss065e242201 (Aug. 13, 2021) — Expedition 65 Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) inserts cell samples into the Kibo laboratory module’s Cell Biology Experiment Facility. At the rear of Kibo, NASA Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough trains to use a miniature electron microscope, called Mochii, to support spectroscopic investigations and analyses of microscopic particles aboard the International Space Station.