The following is an overview of the scientific experiments that ESA astronaut André Kuipers will conduct during his stay on board the International Space Station.

Physiology experiments

• CIRCA - 24-hour pattern of blood pressure and heart rate in weightlessness
• HEART - Physiological parameters that predict orthostatic intolerance after spaceflight
• MOP - Motion Perception: Vestibular adaptation to G-transitions
• MUSCLE - Study of lower back pain in astronauts during spaceflight
• ETD - Measurement by Eye Tracking Device in orientation of the Listing’s plane

Biology experiments

• ACTIN - The role of weightlessness on actin metabolism in mammalian cells
• FLOW - Bone cell mechanosensitivity in weightlessness
• ICE-first - First International C.elegans Experiment : Physiological and genomic study of a nematode worm in space
• KAPPA - The influence of weightlessness on the activation of the NF-êB protein
• TUBUL - Influence of gravity on the cytoskeleton and the determination of the division plane in plants

Microbiology

• SAMPLE - Study of the composition, physiology and possible adaptation of microbial communities exposed to weightlessness

Physical science experiments

• ARGES - Determination of de-mixing and instabilities in metal halide lamps in weightlessness

Earth observation

• LSO - Lightning and Sprite Observation

Technology demonstrations

• HEAT - Heat transfer performance of a grooved heat pipe
• MOT - Mouse Telemeter: Calibration of “STAR accelerometers”
• SUIT - Tactile display aided orientation awareness

Educational projects

• ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
• BugNRG - Study of output of bacterial fuel cells in weightlessness
• GraPhoBox - Study into interaction of effect of light and gravity on the growth processes of plants
• SEEDS - "Seeds in Space"
• VIDEO-3 - Educational demonstration of human physiology