April 2025
Pioneering human reproduction in space
... identified a way to accelerate the research. Initially, the plan was to conduct experiments with the fully developed ARTIS minilab inside the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Random Positioning Machine (RPM) to simulate partial gravity. However, the...
11 June 2025
Milestone in space reproduction as IVF prototype successfully tested in orbit
...now in full development and will focus on sending mouse embryos to space to validate a further matured ARTIS prototype. Eventually the ARTIS minilab will enable conception in space – once in orbit around Earth, micro pumps will reallocate sperm cells...
