page_title: ARCTIC (ISS Facility)
hierarchical_section_title: ARCTIC (ISS Facility)
caption_attribution_description: English: NASA Images: ISS006E46793, ISS006E46757, and ISS006E46308 show the disassembled ARCTIC-1 unit. The inset images show the corroded thermoelectric elements inside the ARCTIC.
context_page_description: The ARCTIC refrigerator/freezer provided a thermally-controlled environment for storing biological samples prior to their return to Earth in the early stages of the International Space Station. The ARCTIC freezers supported several of these experiments on ISS during Expeditions 4 and 5.
context_section_description: The ARCTIC refrigerator/freezer (ARCTIC) provided a thermally-controlled environment for storing biological samples prior to their return to Earth in the early stages of the International Space Station (ISS). The ARCTIC freezers supported several of these experiments on ISS during Expeditions 4 and 5.
caption: The disassembled ARCTIC-1 unit. The inset images show the corroded thermoelectric elements inside the ARCTIC.
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