JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi removes experiment hardware and sample cartridges

iss073e0383926 (July 4, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Commander Takuya Onishi removes experiment hardware and sample cartridges from inside the Kibo laboratory module's Gradient Heating Furnace (GHF). The GHF is a research facility and a vacuum furnace that can safely heat samples up to a maximum temperature of 1,600 degrees Celsius and is used for the production of high quality crystals in new semiconductor materials.