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SpaceX’s ‘Starfall’ Capsule to Create Microgravity Manufacturing Market for Semiconductors, Optical Fibers, and Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing Technology USA Overview SpaceX has launched its specialized 'Starfall' capsules, designed to enable commercial in-space manufacturing of high-value products such as semiconductors, optical fibers, and pharmaceuticals. This ... -
NASA to Launch First Nuclear Fission Reactor Spacecraft ‘Space Reactor-1 Freedom’ in Late 2028, Demonstrating Deep Space Propulsion and Lunar Power
NASA USA Overview NASA announced plans to launch 'Space Reactor-1 Freedom' in late 2028, the first spacecraft to use a nuclear fission reactor for propulsion beyond Earth orbit. This groundbreaking mission aims to demonstrate U.S. nuclea... -
ElevationSpace Secures $40M Series B for Re-entry Satellite Development, Totaling $63.5M
Payload Space Japan Overview Japanese re-entry satellite startup ElevationSpace has closed a $40 million Series B funding round, bringing its total raised capital to $63.5 million. The company is collaborating with JAXA and Tohoku Univer... -
Varda Space Industries Demonstrates Biopharma Production Capability via Microgravity Crystallization Using HIV Drug Ritonavir
TipRanks USA Overview Varda Space Industries announced it has demonstrated microgravity crystallization as a scalable biopharmaceutical production capability through a mission utilizing the anti-HIV drug Ritonavir. This achievement build... -
arXiv Proposes Highly Scalable Space-Based AI Infrastructure System Design Utilizing Free-Space Optical Communication
arXiv USA Overview A paper published on arXiv proposes a design for a high-performance space-based AI infrastructure system, networking numerous solar-powered satellites via Free-Space Optical Inter-Satellite Links (FSO ISL) in sun-synch... -
SpaceX Pioneers Orbital AI Data Centers: Tapping Abundant Solar and Vacuum Cooling to Bypass Terrestrial Limits
ScienceDaily (The Conversation 提供) USA Overview Driven by explosive AI demand, companies like SpaceX are spearheading concepts for orbital data centers. These facilities promise to overcome terrestrial power and cooling bottlenecks by ... -
UK MHRA and Space Agency Unveil World’s First Regulatory Pathway for Space-Manufactured Medicines
MedRegs UK Overview The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and UK Space Agency have jointly published the world's first regulatory pathway for medicines manufactured in space. This landmark announcement marks... -
NASA Recovers Microgravity-Cultured Stem Cells and Orbital Cancer Therapeutics, Hinting at Groundbreaking Medical Applications
YouTube (SpaceVrse) USA Overview NASA successfully retrieved revolutionary scientific samples and research data from the International Space Station (ISS), including stem cells cultured in microgravity, orbital-assembled cancer therapeut... -
SpacePharma Launches Autonomous Lab Platforms to Boost Microgravity Research in Life Sciences and Manufacturing
SatNow Switzerland Overview Swiss-Israeli space biotechnology company SpacePharma has deployed autonomous lab technologies designed for research and manufacturing in microgravity, operating on the International Space Station (ISS), nanos... -
VCU and NASA Develop Flexible Boron Nitride-Based Radiation-Resistant Coating to Protect Artemis Astronauts
VCU News - Virginia Commonwealth University USA Overview A joint research team from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and NASA has developed an innovative radiation-resistant coating to protect future Artemis astronauts from harsh s...
