UAE Diabetes Study Heads Into Orbit

The crew portrait of the Axiom Mission 4

The crew portrait of the Axiom Mission 4 mission to the ISS. From left to right, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and mission specialists Sławosz Uzanański-Wiśniewksi from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary. 

Credit: Axiom Space
A UAE-led medical study recently headed into space aboard Axiom Mission 4. The private mission, which launched on June 25, was led by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, adding to her standing record for the longest cumulative time in space by an American astronaut. Research by Abu Dhabi's Burjeel...
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