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Jessica Watkins prepares cell and bioink mixture aboard space station
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins worked inside the Life Science Glovebox in the space station’s Kibo laboratory module. She safely combined living cell samples with bioink, then transferred the mixture into a special cartridge. These procedures were part of a cell-printing investigation.
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What to know
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The procedures took place on Oct. 9, 2026, inside the Life Science Glovebox in the Kibo laboratory module.
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Mixing the cells with bioink and filling the cartridge were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation.
Why it matters
The work highlights the sample-preparation stage of cell-printing research on the space station.
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