Astronaut Jeanette Epps works in the BioFabrication Facility

iss071e000901 (April 6, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps works in the BioFabrication Facility portable glovebag located in the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module. She was working on the Redwire Cardiac Bioprinting Investigation that may offer the ability to print food and medicines for future space crews. Results may also enable the bioprinting of replacement organs and tissues potentially alleviating the shortage of donor organs on Earth.