January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... currently ongoing, as well as planned for the future. Research has also been conducted on the ground in simulated microgravity laboratory settings where rotational devices lessen the effects of gravity on embryos or the hind limbs of rodents are...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... developed as an actual payload for the lunar mission. The 2D clinostat and its control box, used to simulate microgravity conditions on Earth. Although physical and environmental factors were considered for selection of the plants in the payload...
16 November 2018
Space Tango unveils autonomous in-orbit manufacturing platform
... orbit. Called ST-42, the company said that its first orbital platform, “aims to harness the unique environment of microgravity to produce high value products across industries.” What sort of products will this encompass? The possibilities should...
February 2020
Investigation of the Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms
The presence of prolonged microgravity in space has long been known to have a negative impact on the human body such as deterioration of bones and ...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... the idea and capsule? As the beans float in microgravity they begin the transformation into the brown coffee humans know...at around 200 degrees Celsius. As the beans float in microgravity they begin the transformation into the brown coffee humans know...
03 September 2018
IAC 2018 host plenary how to live and work on ISS, Moon and Mars
... 2018, from 18:15 – 19:30) is the Host Plenary moderated by Marc Avila, Director of the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), University of Bremen, who will tackle a question on the back of everybody's mind: How to live and work...