Nikki Johnston, PhD candidate, with the flight version of ELVIS just prior to launch.

We are in space!

We launched to the ISS on April 21, 2025.

TRL advancement of the ELVIS microscope. Achieved.
Recording from Euglena gracilis swimming in microgravity. Achieved.
Recording from Colwellia psychrerythrea in microgravity and in parallel ground experiments. Ongoing.
Transcriptomics of returned Colwellia and ground controls. Coming soon.