Rhodium Science Chamber 1LIV

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.