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Variable-Gravity Device Enables Medical, Pharmaceutical Research
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
NASA knows little about the long-term effects of partial gravity, such as what astronauts experience on the lunar surface. So Johnson Space Center awarded SBIR contracts to Techshot Inc. to build the Multi-Use Variable-Gravity Platform now on the space station. The device uses centrifugal force to simulate different levels of gravity and is available for use by any commercial, academic, or government researchers. Modules suiting any experiment’s needs can be snapped in. In addition to space exploration, partial gravity can have implications for basic biological processes.