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Astronaut Anne McClain assembles research hardware inside Kibo laboratory module
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Astronaut Anne McClain assembles research hardware inside Kibo laboratory module

NASA / JSC · 2025-05-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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iss073e0118391 (May 20, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain assembles research hardware inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory. The experimental gear is for the Hicari-II investigation taking place in Kibo's Gradient Heating Furnace to explore the physical properties of silicon-germanium crystals that grow faster in space potentially improving the production of infrared optical lenses and electrical devices.

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Credit lineAstronaut Anne McClain assembles research hardware inside Kibo laboratory module. NASA/JSC, 2025-05-20. Public domain. ID: iss073e0118391.

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