Experiments on the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo"

Kibo is located approximately 400 km above the earth’s surface. With microgravity, cosmic radiation, expansive openness, high vacuum, and abundant solar energy, the environment in which it exists is entirely different to that on earth. The experiments conducted in these environmental conditions—those that cannot be replicated on earth—are applied to fields such as medicine and manufacturing, and some of the results can already be seen in aspects of our day-to-day lives.