Table 4.
Experiment Group | Description |
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Pre-flight ground control | Ground control measurements of the flight samples after sample integration into the FLUMIAS-DEA microscope before launch |
In-flight | FLUMIAS-DEA measurements on board the ISS |
Flight-parallel ground control | Ground control measurements parallel to the FLUMIAS-DEA in-flight measurements on L+7 days with a Nikon A1R confocal microscope |
Independent pre-mission test | Flight scenario like measurements were performed on 5 consecutive days during a pre-mission science verification test; shown are measurements on day 4 and 5 |