Stay updated with breaking news from Microgravity. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Researchers successfully cultured mouse embryos on the International Space Station for the first time, suggesting early mammalian development isn’t affected by the high-radiation, low-gravity environment of space.
and they'll be spanning wide away from experiments on their own body, how does the body react in microgravity, what does it mean to be weight less for the muscles, the bones, the blood, the heart and eyesight. but also material sciences, pharmaceuticals, remote controlled robots that he will steer from the space station. so there's really a lot of experiments that we're lining up and this is the purpose of why we fly to the space station to do all the research because we know that there's so much benefit to be taken for people on earth for medical research, for pharmaceutical research and many other domains. this is very helpful to us. >> there's so much collaboration there, but there's competition as well, the reusable technology we're seeing in terms of spacex's falcon 9 rocket. it's something you're trying to work on as well, something similar, your new rocket, it's seen many delays. do you have any update on when it might be ready and what the biggest challenges have been
have to say. there is a lot of science that goes into a lot of these missions. three minutes of microgravity and zero gravity is something that a lot of scientists haven't been able to attain with relative ease. this opens up a new frontier for a lot of science. but really it is kind of a spiritual moment that we just saw happen up there above the earth. >> thank you. i'll let you go to continue your reporting. adam, i want to get some thoughts -- final thoughts from you. as this craft is returning back, are there any kind of special, like, structural, you know, is there a heat issue, is there a gravity issue? what are they experiencing there? >> yeah, it is -- it is pretty dangerous, right? it is amazing that we reached the point where the -- again this idea of the triumph of engineering and american engineering, i want to say. nobody should forget that, like, these companies, you know,
to be on board. in terms of scientific value?— scientific value? there are scientific— scientific value? there are scientific experiments. - scientific value? there are i scientific experiments. there scientific value? there are - scientific experiments. there are some payloads on this flight. the last like they did have members of the italian air force on board, and they ran 19 experience in the period of microgravity, they did not get to have as much fun because they were doing experiments during this period of microgravity. there are experiments that will really benefit from having these few minutes of microgravity experienced, rather than a few seconds on a parabolic flight. it is much cheaper than sending something up on the international space station. there are two sides to this coin. of course, there are people who get to have this experience and hopefully make a difference and come back to earth and really sort of campaign for the protection of the environment and so on. but there is also a scientific side as well and hopefully that side will be more explored as these flights continue.
and really how unique it is. irate how important our fragile planet is and really how unique it is. we were seeinr the and really how unique it is. we were seeing the pictures _ and really how unique it is. we were seeing the pictures a _ and really how unique it is. we were seeing the pictures a few _ and really how unique it is. we were seeing the pictures a few seconds i seeing the pictures a few seconds ago of the weightlessness. they don't get that for long but you could see all of them on board really enjoyed that experience. i suppose in the training, they will have had it simulated, but this is the first time for them to experience it.— the first time for them to experience it. the first time for them to exerience it. ., ._ ., experience it. some of them may have been on these — experience it. some of them may have been on these parabolic _ experience it. some of them may have been on these parabolic flights - been on these parabolic flights where you get about 30 seconds of feeling weightless before the plane pulls up because it is falling towards the ground. you have a sequence of these, also called the vomit comet, by the way, because it is quite... they did have this experience but they do not have the view they have right now. a lot of us are used to seeing pictures and images of the earth from space, as well as taking in the microgravity, it is a special thing.— it is a special thing. what is the real value _ it is a special thing. what is the real value of _ it is a special thing. what is the real value of this? _ it is a special thing. what is the real value of this? i _ it is a special thing. what is the real value of this? i can - it is a special thing. what is the real value of this? i can see - it is a special thing. what is the real value of this? i can see the value for those individuals on board. they have paid a huge amount
things and have a huge moments of weightlessness for our objects, reducing these flights that fly in parabolas repeatedly. this fills a gap between those parabolic flights and the international space station, weigl have several minutes of microgravity in order to do your experiments. so there have been experiments. so there have been experiments run on these. i think we will see more of this moving forwards. there is a scientific purpose to all of this was the i know you'll stay with us for the next few minutes was up hopefully we will see the pictures of the separation and we will return to you. separation and we will return to ou. ~ . ., ., ._ separation and we will return to ou.~ ., ., separation and we will return to ou. ~ . ., ., separation and we will return to ou. ., ., ., you. we will come away for now as we continue to — you. we will come away for now as we continue to watch _ you. we will come away for now as we continue to watch those _ you. we will come away for now as we continue to watch those pictures - continue to watch those pictures from inside the craft. we will be back monitoring that separation, which we think will happen in the next couple of minutes, and if you want to keep up with that on that story, it is live on the web page on
At any given time, hundreds of research experiments are ongoing about 250 miles above Earth conducted by astronauts living in space, and with growing plans for private space stations, there will be even more science ongoing in space in the near future.
ingenuity helicopter finally called home. nasa said it had been two months since it had heard from the mini chopper, which is an aerial scout for the rover perseverance. both of which are exploring the red planet. officials say rugged terrain blocked the xhoounts communications, but ingenuity should be ready for more flights soon. >> ignition. >> reporter: up, up and away for virgin galactic's first-ever commercial flight, soaring to the edge of space on thursday, carrying its first paying customers. the passengers were on a research-focused mission funded by the italian air force, recording data including how the body responds to microgravity. and even though there was work to do, the crew said it was a thrilling ride. >> it was unbelievable. the acceleration, the climb, suddenly the microgravity. and i was concentrating with my