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Light Microscopy Module (LMM)Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronautSatoshi Furukawa, Expedition 29 flightengineer, works at the Microgravity ScienceGlovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory ofthe International Space Station.Greg Chamitoff, Flight Engineer - 2works with the Saibo facility in theJapanese Experiment Module, Kibo.Photo was taken during Expedition 17.Light Microscopy Module (LMM): The light imaging microscope that takesdigital images and videos across many levels of magnification using standard Leicaobjective lenses. It is capable of high resolution black and white microscopy, brightfield, epifluorescent and fluorescent techniques.Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG): The MSG is a contained workenvironment for research with liquids and hazardous materials. It is equippedwith a front window, built-in gloves, video system and data downlinks allow formonitoring enclosed experiments from the ground.NanoRacks: Nanoracks contains optical and reflective microscopes with digitalimage retrieval for ISS experiments. A NanoRacks Plate Reader is also available tomonitor samples in microtiter plates with 96 wells with controls for temperatureand stirring.Saibo Rack: Saibo rack contains the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF)and Clean Bench (CB). CBEF is an incubator with a micro-G compartment anda1G compartment equipped with small centrifuge. CB is a glovebox with a HEPAfilter and high-performance optical microscope.Advanced Biological ResearchSystem (ABRS)Hardware Available for Microbial ExperimentsAdvanced Biological Research System (ABRS): ABRSis a modular environmental chamber with two growthchambers, each capable of independently controllingtemperature, illumination and atmospheric compositionfor growing and monitoring microbes.28