Yuri ScienceShell Portfolio
Yuri
Flight-proven family of modular experiment containers (outer shells) and inserts (inner shells) for cell culturing, plant growth and aquatic research aboard ScienceTaxi.
Technical specifications
- Type IV — application
- Active cell culturing in microgravity; most commonly used ScienceShell; flown several times to ISS on cancer, immune and stem cell experiments
- Type IV — culture chambers
- Two culture chambers, 10.8 ml ± 0.3 ml each
- Type IV — media tank
- One tank for nutrient or fixation media, 22 ml ± 0.3 ml
- Type IV — media exchange duration
- Approx. 10 min total, approx. 5 min per exchange
- Type V — application
- Active cell culturing in microgravity; flexible configurations (fluidic system, scientific insert, window type)
- Type V — culture chamber
- One culture chamber, 13.5 ml ± 0.3 ml
- Type V — media exchanges
- Two media exchanges: Refreshment Medium and Fixative
- Type V — media tanks
- Two tanks, 11 ml ± 0.3 ml each
- 2x2-Chamber — application
- Passive petri dish for microgravity research
- 2x2-Chamber — chambers
- Four individual culture chambers: two big, two small; gas-permeable membrane on all chambers for gas exchange
- 4-Chamber — application
- Passive petri dish for microgravity research
- 4-Chamber — chambers
- 4 culture chambers, 6.5 ml each; pressure monitoring/gas exchange through gas-permeable membrane
- 8-Chamber — application
- Passive petri dish for microgravity research
- 8-Chamber — chambers
- 8 culture chambers, 6.7 ml each; gas exchange through gas-permeable membrane
- Mini Aquarium — application
- Aquatic system for microgravity research
- Mini Aquarium — volume
- 41 ml; gas exchange through gas-permeable membranes; optional LED panel for day/night simulation
- Greenhouse — application
- Growth of higher plants in microgravity
- Greenhouse — growth chamber
- 33.3 ml
- Greenhouse — agar container
- 9.5 ml
- Greenhouse — features
- LED panel for day/night simulation; gas exchange through gas-permeable membranes
- Compatible ISS facility partners
- Space Tango, Bioserve, LaMont, ICE Cubes, Kayser Italia
- Flight heritage
- Launched on SpaceX and Northrop Grumman rockets for research groups incl. UCLA and Charité Berlin
About
ScienceShells are Yuri’s flight-proven hardware portfolio of experiment containers (outer shells) and specific experiment inserts (inner shells) that fly inside the ScienceTaxi incubator. Ground models are available for testing, alongside flight models for launch. The portfolio spans active cell-culturing modules (Type IV and Type V), passive petri-dish style culture chambers (2×2-Chamber, 4-Chamber, 8-Chamber), a Mini Aquarium for aquatic research, and a Greenhouse module for plant growth. ScienceShells are compatible with ISS facilities operated by partners including Space Tango, Bioserve, LaMont, ICE Cubes, and Kayser Italia, and have been launched on SpaceX and Northrop Grumman rockets for research groups including UCLA and Charité Berlin. The Type IV shell, Yuri’s most commonly used ScienceShell, has flown to the ISS multiple times on cancer, immune and stem-cell culturing experiments.
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