Space Economy May Spur Medicine, Health Advances, Experts Say

JAXA’s Koichi Wakata installs the Osteogenic Cells experiment. It examines whether bone loss in microgravity is restricted to a particular osteogenic or bone-forming cell type.
 

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—There is growing enthusiasm for conducting medical research and development in the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit, participants in a future in space economic presentation say. The prospect for a commercial foothold in the realm will rise with the advent of future commercial...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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