Checkout status of ”KIBO” Multipurpose Experiment Facility

Abstract

JAXA has developed two experiment racks for utilization onboard International space station. Those racks which accommodate several multi-purpose experiment facilities (payloads) were launched on 1J/A (STS-123) mission on last March. JAXA has started several checkouts to confirm their function and influence of launch on July, 2008. This paper describes overview of multi-purpose experiments and their checkout status.