Biotechnology Brings Microgravity Down to Earth

The International Space Station (ISS) welcomes scientific guests, that is, experimental modules that have reserved berths in the ISS’s payload racks. In a sense, the ISS is a scientific cruise ship. It is extraordinarily exclusive even though the accommodations are plain, the provisions are sparse, and the attentions of the busy astronaut staff are, necessarily, fleeting.

JUNE 30, 2021