ADvanced Space Experiment Processor
Short Name: ADSEP
Facility Description
ADSEP is a fully automated, modular, multi-use single middeck locker processing facility that has been used to conduct a variety of life and physical science experiments and small batch manufacturing simultaneously in up to four cassettes. Temperature control is available (4-40C).The cassettes are specifically designed for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, cell culturing, tissue engineering, bioseparations, fluids processing and colloids. Each cassette is designed to provide up to 2-levels of containment for each experiment. The ADSEP Processing Facility can be remotely controlled and/or pre-programmed to process each experiment cassette without requiring any scheduled crew time. Cassettes may be a mix of any of the many, many available varieties. Investigators may choose to contract for any combination.
Current Status: Onboard
Availability: Available. Please contact the facility manager.
ISS Environment: Internal
Owner: Redwire Space
Operator/Implementation Partner:
Redwire Space
Developer(s):
Redwire Space
Facility Manager:
Rachel Ormsby
Redwire Space
Manager Email:
rachel.ormsby@redwirespace.com
Parent Facility: EXPRESS Rack
Child Facility:
Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA
Equipment Category: ISS National Lab CSP Facility
Additional Information:
ADSEP first flew in the 1990’s aboard space shuttles. The technology has been continually improved over three decades. Two units are aboard the ISS today. The fourth-generation ADSEP is more capable than ever before, and accommodates a wide variety of sample types.
