NASA Space Station Research Takes A Cancer Focus

NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor works on Angiex Cancer Therapy, a study testing a safer, more effective treatment that targets tumor cells and blood vessels.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA and the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory have selected five research projects that will be funded with more than a total of $7 million to leverage the orbital lab’s microgravity environment to address cancer and other disease-related health threats. The selected...
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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