Ongoing Operational Support

October 1, 2003 - Spanish Soyuz Mission Cervantes

Astronaut Ed Lu, in the International Space Station, performed the different steps of the setup of PromISS 2. PromISS studies protein crystal growth processes on protein models. He configured the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) facility, installed the PromISS hardware and configured the MSG video hardware. The day before Lu did the required familiarization (on-board training).

Frank De Winne working on the Promiss instrument in the
Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) during the Odissea mission in 2002.