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Spinoff story
Space-Based Bone Scanner Expands Medical Research
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
As a part of an effort to upgrade ISS research facilities managed by Johnson Space Center, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) worked with Techshot Inc. to build a bone densitometer suitable for use in space. The Greenville, Indiana-based company_s product, dubbed Bone D, is operating commercially on the station for a number of clients looking to take advantage of studies performed in microgravity.