iss048e042382 (7/21/2016) --- Documentation of Polar facility 2 installed in ExPRESS (Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station) Rack 8, LAB1P4, in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory. The newly-installed Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratories (SABL) 1 and 2 are also in view.

iss048e042382 (7/21/2016) --- Documentation of Polar facility 2 installed in ExPRESS (Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station) Rack 8, LAB1P4, in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory. The newly-installed Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratories (SABL) 1 and 2 are also in view.
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