On Monday, August 23, 2010 NanoRack-2 began drawing power on the ISS, further exanding the opportunities for affordable micro-G research.
Astronaut Shannon Walker, who flew to orbit on June 15 as a member of the Soyuz TMA-19 crew on Expedition 24 and 25, is overseeing install.
University of Kentucky professor Jim Lumpp describes Friday's first download from the recently installed NanoRacks Platform on the space station. Have a listen.
At right are pictures of the first rack and the first two CubeLabs just prior to being stowed on Shuttle Discovery for an April trip to orbit.
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