Mochii
Short Name:The short name or acronym of the facility. Mochii
Facility Description
Mochii is a miniature Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy onboard the ISSInternational Space Station that can conduct real-time imaging and compositional measurements of particles. Mochii serves two purposes: 1) it provides crew and vehicle safety by rapidly identifying crew- and vehicle-threatening particles, and 2) it enables novel microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. science by serving as a unique commercial platform for research in LEO(Abbreviation: LEO) The orbit around the Earth that extends up to an altitude of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Earth’s surface. The International Space Station’s orbit is in LEO, at an altitude of approximately 250 miles..
Availability:The general availability status of the facility. Please contact the facility manager
ISS Environment:The facility location (internal or external to the ISS.) Internal
Owner:The entity that owns the facility. NASA
Operator/Implementation Partner:The entity or ISS National Lab Implementation Partner that operates the facility.
Voxa
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
NASA Johnson Space Center;
Nanoracks LLC;
Voxa
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Christopher Own,
Voxa
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
csown@voxa.co
Parent Facility:Any facility that is necessary to operate the facility described on this webpage. i.e., a parent facility is one level higher in the operational hierarachy.
Child Facility:Facilities that can be operated within the facility described on this webpage.
Sponsoring Space Agency:The government space agency that sponsors investigations that use the facility. NASA
Equipment Category:"The facility's ISS National Lab equipment designation type. Designations include:
1. ISS National Lab Commercial Service Provider (CSP) Facility
2. Support Hardware
3. Capability Capability
Additional Information:Additional resources to learn more about the facility.
iss066e110545 (1/10/2022) --- A view of the Mochii microscope aboard the International Space Station (ISS. Mochii is a miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy to conduct real-time