{"id":583240,"date":"2026-10-22T01:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=46b2d8f2c5e85758ff0e0b060a4a98ee"},"modified":"2026-10-22T01:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:05:08","slug":"science-on-the-space-station-with-nasa-astronaut-jessica-watkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=583240","title":{"rendered":"Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins<\/a> works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell\u2011ink mixture.<\/p>\n

The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA\u2011Auxilium Bioprinter\u2011Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D bioprinting cartilage tissue in microgravity of higher quality than that produced on Earth. Results may advance the ability to biomanufacture cartilage, benefiting patients on Earth and crew members on long\u2011duration space missions.<\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA\/Anil Menon<\/em><\/p>\n

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module\u2019s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell\u2011ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA\u2011Auxilium Bioprinter\u2011Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15652,21423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iss-research","category-jessica-watkins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t