Rhodium Science Chamber 1LIV
Facility Description
Rhodium Science Chamber™ 1LIV (RhSC-1LIV) supports multiple “Plug and Play” cartridges, including the CT Cartridge that contains up to 36, 5 mL Rhodium Cryotubes. The total working volume for the RhSC-1LIV is 1.5 L per facility. The RhSC-1LIV has been flight safety certified to operate between -100oC and +85oC, permitting use of the facility at all biological growth and preservation temperatures. The facility can be opened on orbit to access the internal Rhodium Cryotube hardware, allowing transfers to other Rhodium facilities. The RhSC-1LIV can be directly inserted into the Rhodium Variable Gravity Simulator (low speed centrifuge). The facility is also transparent and can support growth of plants and other photosynthetic organism. Science teams are encouraged to utilize the Rhodium Cryotubes during preflight tests to optimize growth parameters and avoid non-experiment variables from altering flight data interpretations. Rhodium can provide access to the proprietary Rhodium Quality, Industry Compatible (QuIC) Space Process™ for industry-recognized quality assurances that help de-risk the overall mission. As of Summer of 2024, The RhSC-1LIC facility had supported one biomanufacturing mission mission with another mission manifested for launch and operation in 2024.
The Rhodium Science Chamber™ 1LIV (RhSC-1LIV) is available for immediate use and can support launches within 6-9 months of mission kickoff. The Rhodium Science and Mission Operations Teams will work to develop the best mission plan to optimize results and maximize success potentials for each science experiment.
Listed are examples of samples that can be supported by the Rhodium Science Chamber™ 1LIV (RhSC-1LIV): liquid or lyophilized cultures of bacteria, fungi, plants, virus, microeukaryotes, medical-grade fecal material, human biological material, plants, seed growth, plants, soils, food production, synthetic biology, tissue culture, organoids, and stem cells. Additional support for inorganic chemistry solutions/reagents, crystalline formations, pharmaceutical formulations, and material samples.
Availability:The general availability status of the facility. Available. Please contact the facility manager.
ISS Environment:The facility location (internal or external to the ISS.) Internal
Owner:The entity that owns the facility. Rhodium Scientific
Operator/Implementation Partner:The entity or ISS National Lab Implementation Partner that operates the facility.
Rhodium Scientific
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
Rhodium Scientific
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Janna Keever
Rhodium Scientific
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
janna@rhodiumscientific.com
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 ISS National Lab CSP Facility
Additional Information:Additional resources to learn more about the facility.
Previous Missions:
Rhodium DARPA Biomanufacturing 01
Rhodium Biomanufacturing 03