Air Liquide

Air Liquide

Air Liquide

Air Liquide designed and developed MELFI, a turbo space fridge, for the European Space Agency (ESA), so that biological and scientific samples can be stored at a temperature of up to -95°C before being brought down to Earth for analysis.

Created: 2020-08-20

Updated: 2025-09-06

Company - Air Liquide

Founded
Country
1902
France
Funding
Yes, ?
Website
https://www.airliquide.com/
Social
Air Liquide

Product/Service - MELFI

Classification
Miscellaneous
Category
Space Laboratory Equipment
Status
Active
First launch
2004

Similar Organizations

Genesis-SFL

Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Research Payloads, Space Laboratory Equipment

Genesis Space Flight Laboratories (Genesis SFL, Genoplant)

Demonstrated, Launched

IDDK

SpaceLAB

Microgravity Flight Service (LEO), Microgravity Research Payloads, Space Laboratory Equipment

IDDK

Development

Voxa

Mochii S

Space Laboratory Equipment, Hardware

Voxa

Demonstrated

ZAIPUT

In-Space Manufacturing, Hardware, Space Laboratory Equipment

ZAIPUT

Demonstrated