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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2018 Mar 7;17:44–50. doi: 10.1016/j.lssr.2018.03.002

Table 1.

Dimensions for N10 cages, N40 cages, NASA Transporter units, and NASA Habitat units.

N10
 N40
 Transporter
 Habitat
 Guide Recommendation
Cage aCage/5 Mice bCage/10 Mice Cage cCage/15 Mice Cage Cage/10 Mice Cage Cage/5 Mice
Footprint (cm2) 556.5 111.3 55.7 1287.1 85.8 385.2 38.5 385.7 77.0 ≥51.6 cm2/mouse (<25 g)
Habitable Surface Area (cm2) 556.5 111.3 55.7 1287.1 85.8 4612.9 461.3 5690.3 1135.5

a Normal Density Control group throughout the study and Spaceflight Correlate group during the Habitat Correlate Phase.

b Spaceflight Correlate group during the Transporter Correlate Phase.

c Spaceflight Correlate group during the Acclimation Phase.