Rodent Research Facility
Short Name:The short name or acronym of the facility. Rodent Research Facility
Facility Description
The Rodent Research Facility provide housing for rodents during animal research on the ISSInternational Space Station, which is critical for accelerated disease models, the development of potential therapies that will ease harmful responses to spaceflight, and understanding the impacts of space on the human body. The Rodent Research Facility contains several subsystems, including the Transporter, the Rodent Habitat, the Life Support Unit, and the Access Unit. The Transporter houses up to 20 mice for up to 10 days during ascent to the ISS and descent to Earth from the ISS. The Life Support Unit provides environmental conditions during ascent and descent for vehicles that do not have a carbon dioxide scrubbing system. The Rodent Habitat houses up to 10 mice while on the ISS for up to 90 days. The Access Unit attaches to either the Transporter of the Rodent Habitat to allow for handling and transfer of the mice.
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.
Leidos Innovations Corporation
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
NASA Ames Research Center
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Ryan Fisher
NASA Ames Research Center
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
ryan.j.fisher@nasa.gov
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.
