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• Space-Based Biomanufacturing Accelerates Heart Disease Breakthroughs Using Microgravity to Engineer Advanced 3D Cardiac Patches

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: Health Technology

  Dr. Arun Sharma presented groundbreaking research at the ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting, detailing how the microgravity environment of the International Space Station serves as a unique...

• Space Station Experiments Reveal Secrets of Heart Failure While Advancing High Precision Bio-Fabrication of Cardiac Patches

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at the 46th ISHLT Annual Meeting detailed how the microgravity environment of the International Space Station is being used to accelerate heart disease research and eng...

• Kenya, Egypt, and Uganda To Launch AI Powered Climate Camera To International Space Station Via SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Kenya Space Agency, in partnership with Egyptian and Ugandan space programs, has developed the Climate Camera (ClimCam) payload to enhance regional disaster management. Schedul...

• ISS Biomining Experiment Reveals Fungi and Bacteria Can Effectively Extract Platinum Group Metals in Microgravity

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  A groundbreaking study aboard the International Space Station has demonstrated that specific microbes, including the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum, can successfully leach valua...

• Veteran Astronaut Mike Fincke Identifies as Subject of First-Ever NASA Medical Evacuation From Orbit

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Spaceflight veteran Mike Fincke has confirmed he was the astronaut whose undisclosed medical condition forced the early termination of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission in January 2026. T...