Unfortunately, it's familiar. Mold and bacteria have been recurring problems on Mir and now the ISS. Besides health risks, they can damage electronics, corrode metals or eat rubber gaskets.
Humidity collects behind access panels because of air circulation and the temperature there is perfect for growth.
To help find contamination, a biological tricorder has been developed. It's not actually called that, it has the much easier to remember acronym LOCAD-PTS.
1 comment:
So... what do they do when they find it?
Hate mold. It makes me sneeze.
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