Mochii

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..