Triplelux experiment

A ground model of the Triplelux experiment for the International Space Station that shows the cell cultures. Triplelux is an ESA investigation into the effects of microgravity on immune cells, using the Biolab facility in Columbus on the International Space Station.

Cells were spun to recreate different levels of gravity, from zero to the level we feel on Earth, allowing researchers to compare samples and exclude other factors in the results.

Although the cells went into disarray in weightlessness, they reacted ultra-rapidly and fully recovered inside 42 seconds.