... 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 ...
... 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...
... stack. NASA astronauts Stan Love and Stephen Bowen practice microgravity techniques using the new space suits and tools in the...Center, where astronauts can perform critical EVA tasks in the microgravity of water. These tests are also being used to ...
... research flights as well. Virgin Galactic and XCOR both predict a future niche market for affordable microgravity flights carrying science and technology experiments on short periods of weightless flight. Another potential spaceport user, though...
... from the drillbit. Terrestrial testing will take place in a 1g environment, but there are also plans to test in a microgravity environment. Capturing and heating regolith. The drill has the capability to acquire samples from as deep as 1m and...
...incorporate the human factor into the design process. A logical next step is the simulation of selected sequences in microgravity, during a parabolic flight, to validate techniques for human space missions, refine procedures and to attract industrial...