Science Without Gravity At The International Space Station By Juliette COLLEN
04/21/21 AT 2:14 AM
In two decades orbiting the Earth the International Space Station has become a cutting-edge cosmic laboratory, with astronauts researching everything from black holes to disease and even gardening in microgravity.
The ISS, which orbits about 250 miles above Earth, is as large as a football field inside and divided up like a beehive into spaces where the crew can carry out experiments with guidance from researchers on the ground.
Often, the astronauts are also the guinea pigs.
More than 3,000 scientific tests have been carried out at the ISS since its manned missions began in 2000.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission will be launching four more astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day this Thursday, April 22.
The astronauts include Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and two international partnerships, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
The Crew-2 astronauts are set to join other members of Expedition 65 on the ISS, for a six month mission that places major emphasis on the research of tissue chips in space. These chips are small models of human organs that contain multiple cell types that behave the same way as they would in the human body. The idea being that the use of said chips could make it possible to identify safe and effective therapeutic drugs (both oral drugs and vaccines) on a much more rapid level.
Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission will be launching four more astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day this Thursday, April 22.
The astronauts include Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and two international partnerships, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
The Crew-2 astronauts are set to join other members of Expedition 65 on the ISS, for a six-month mission that places major emphasis on the research of tissue chips in space. These chips are small models of human organs that contain multiple cell types that behave the same way as they would in the human body. The idea being that the use of said chips could make it possible to identify safe and effective therapeutic drugs (both oral drugs and vaccines) on a much more rapid level.
NASA Crew 2 science payload to carry human tissue growth studies to space station
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Among the science experiments traveling to the International Space Station this week are tissue chips, which are pieces of flexible plastic with ports and channels to provide nutrients and oxygen to cells inside them, that could allow researchers to better understand how to grow organs. Photo by Josh Valcarcel/NASA
April 19 (UPI) NASA s Crew 2 payload is scheduled to carry several important science experiments to the International Space Station this week.
During a press briefing on Monday, investigators detailed several of the experiments slated to make the trip to ISS.