February 2016
200 Days in Space: Living in Orbit
... a variety of fields that are relevant for research in microgravity, which is, by the way, just a fancy term for... cells to test what happens to the differentiation of stem cells in microgravity. What happens to bones, what if I add a special nano-...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
... erotica. About time, too.” Surely, space travellers, especially those on their honeymoon, will be inspired to make love in microgravity. Sex in space has remained a relatively unexplored area - or should we say undocumented? As for who had the first...
November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
... potential solutions might lie, ensuring that we drive technology to meet those aims. An example is the use of the microgravity environment to understand how the human body adapts to space, to gain fresh insight into earthbound conditions that...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... as being a technology driver, the space environment is also a unique laboratory for life science studies. The microgravity and radiation environment of space, as well as more subtle effects such as different diurnal patterns, extends the parameters...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... and 48. "The cargo will allow investigators to use microgravity conditions to test the viability of expandable space habitats, ...drug design and development. Growing protein crystals in microgravity can help researchers avoid some of the obstacles ...
26 October 2021
Blue Origin and Sierra Space announce development of a commercial space station
... biotechnology,” said Mike Gold, Executive Vice President for Civil Space and External Affairs at Redwire. “The microgravity environment presents an entirely new arena for commercial and scientific development, making Orbital Reef the platform...
