Offworld Microbiology Sample Processing

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Sciences Glovebox processing bacteria samples before viewing them inside a 3D imaging microscope called the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, or ELVIS.

The technology demonstration may enable applications for monitoring water quality, detecting infectious organisms on spacecraft, and researching colloids (suspensions of particles in a liquid) and microorganisms in microgravity.

ELVIS Has Entered Orbit: Pioneering Imaging System to Enhance Space Biology and Life Detection Beyond Earth

Astrobiology, space biology,