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MATRYOSHKA-R (RBO-3-2) Radiation Suite in the Service Module (SM)
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MATRYOSHKA-R (RBO-3-2) Radiation Suite in the Service Module (SM)

NASA / JSC · 2009-03-14 · photograph (digital archive)

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ISS018-E-040944 (18 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, works with the European Matroshka-R Phantom experiment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) remains docked with the station. Matroshka, the name for the traditional Russian set of nestling dolls, is an antroph-amorphous model of a human torso designed for radiation studies.

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Credit lineMATRYOSHKA-R (RBO-3-2) Radiation Suite in the Service Module (SM). NASA/JSC, 2009-03-14. Public domain. ID: iss018e040944.

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