title: MELFI.
abstract: The Minus Eighty degree celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) is a rack-sized facility that will provide the Space Station with a refrigerated volume for the storage and fast freezing of life-science and biological samples. It will also ensure the safe transportation of conditioned specimens to and from the ISS by flying in fully powered mode in the Multi-Purpose Logistic Module (MPLM) installed in the Shuttle's cargo bay. Continuous operation for up to 24 months is foreseen for each MELFI mission.
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004738:Engineering; D004867:Equipment Design; D005615:Freezing; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014893:Weightlessness