Camila Morales-Navas conducts final preparations on the Electrochemical Ammonia Removal system prior to parabolic flight testing.
Space is hard, the saying goes, and conducting science in space presents challenges of its own. Few researchers have had to overcome hurricanes and earthquakes, though, just two of the hurdles a team of chemists in Puerto Rico faced getting their investigation to the International Space Station.
In this image, Camila Morales-Navas, a chemistry Ph.D. student, conducts final preparations on the Electrochemical Ammonia Removal system prior to parabolic flight testing.
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Image Credit: University of Puerto Rico (used by permission)