NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins conducts InSPA-Auxilium Bioprinter-Cell Printing 3D bioprinting experiment on the ISS

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins mixed live cell samples with bioink and loaded a special cartridge in the Life Science Glovebox of the Kibo experiment module on the International Space Station, conducting the InSPA-Auxilium Bioprinter-Cell Printing experiment. The experiment explores 3D bioprinting of cartilage tissue under microgravity, aiming to obtain results of higher quality than those produced on Earth in order to advance cartilage biomanufacturing for Earth patients and long-duration space mission crews.