Experiment ICE-FIRST is a part of the scientific research program to be conducted by ESA astronaut of the Dutch nationality Andre Kuipers onboard the ISS RS in the frame of DSM Delta Project. The European Space Agency is a customer of the preparation and implementation of the research program.

USED SCIENCE HARDWARE:

• ICE-FIRST experiment containers (8 units)
  Each of the experiment containers includes a plunger box unit filled with worm strains.
• ACTIN, ICE-FIRST Biokit
  for return of the experiment results to the ground.

• KUBIK AMBER is a thermally insulated container (incubator) with a set of mounting slots for ICE-FIRST experiment containers with the insert centrifuge. This container is used for conduct of the experiment and stowage of the experiment containers.

• KUBIK TOPAS is a thermally insulated container (incubator) with a set of mounting slots for the upload of the filled ICE-FIRST experiment containers to ISS RS.
• Electronics units
• Memory modules

• AQUARIUS incubator
  for stowage of the experiment containers till the beginning of the experiment.

PURPOSE:

Study of heritable changes caused by space radiation.

OBJECTIVE:

Incubation of strains of alive worms in space conditions.

EXPERIMENT RESULTS:

Incubated worm strains in ICE-FIRST experiment containers.