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NASA’s STAR Program Enhances Training for Principal Investigators to Conduct Spaceflight Experiments on Commercial & Agency Platforms
NASA USA Overview NASA's Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research (STAR) program is a virtual training course for principal investigators, senior research scientists, and postdoctoral scholars to prepare them for spaceflight ex... -
NASA Showcases ‘Bioculture System’ on ISS: Studying Cell Growth and Gene Expression in Microgravity for Drug Discovery
NASA USA Overview NASA has introduced the 'Bioculture System,' an automated biological science incubator operating on the International Space Station (ISS). Designed to study the effects of microgravity on cell, tissue, and microbial phy... -
Microgravity’s Medical Leap: ISS Research Accelerates Cancer Treatment and Orbital Biologics Production
Facebook USA Overview Research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is rapidly transforming cancer treatment, leveraging microgravity to cultivate more representative 3D cancer cell cultures and develop advanced screening tools l... -
Redwire Subsidiary SpaceMD Contracts with SpaceX to Fly PIL-BOX Crystallization Mini-Labs on Starfall Re-entry Capsule
ISS National Lab USA Overview Redwire subsidiary SpaceMD has contracted with SpaceX to fly PIL-BOX crystallization mini-labs on the Starfall re-entry capsule. This initiative builds upon the success of over 50 PIL-BOX mini-labs flown on ... -
Varda Space Raises $187 Million, Joins BioOrbit to Advance Microgravity Drug Manufacturing with Goal of Human Application within 5 Years
CNN Business / The Pharmaceutical Journal / Facebook / Varda Space USA Overview Varda Space Industries has raised $187 million to accelerate the commercialization of drug manufacturing in microgravity, alongside companies like BioOrbit. ... -
NASA and Northrop Grumman Successfully Complete Cygnus XL Reboost, Raising ISS Orbit by 4.2 km
NASA USA Overview NASA and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed an orbital reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) using the Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. The Cygnus XL fired its thrusters for 20 minutes and 43 seconds, ra... -
JAXA’s Integrated Biobank ibSLS for Spaceflight Research Begins Full Operations, Accelerating Space Medicine and Disease Research
JAXA Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate Japan Overview JAXA announced the full operational launch of ibSLS, an integrated biobank designed to unlock new discoveries from spaceflight research. This biobank will collect and manage da... -
ElevationSpace Secures ¥6.4 Billion in Series B Funding, Reaching ¥10.1 Billion Total to Advance Earth Return Services from Space
Fundrive Japan Overview ElevationSpace, a Tohoku University spin-off, successfully closed a Series B funding round, raising ¥6.4 billion ($43 million) and bringing its total capital raised to ¥10.1 billion ($68 million). The Japanese sta... -
NASA Solicits Proposals for Hot Isostatic Pressing Optimization Study of Novel Superalloy GRX-810 for Extreme Space Environments
Sweetspot USA Overview NASA's Johnson Space Center is seeking proposals for a Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) optimization study of GRX-810, a novel superalloy, to maximize its performance. This R&D service aims to precisely optimize th... -
India’s Serendipity Space Successfully Tests Autonomous In-Space Pharmaceutical Manufacturing System ‘Alchemy’ in Suborbital Flight
Fortune India India Overview Indian startup Serendipity Space has successfully flight-tested its prototype satellite system, 'Alchemy,' capable of autonomous pharmaceutical manufacturing in suborbital space. The system demonstrated drug ...
