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Mini-Bioreactors and 'Star Trek' food replicators Marcel Egli, Head of the Swiss based 'Space Biotechnology Group' of the ETH Zurich talks about biotechnology research in space, what it can do for the people on Earth and what astronauts might eat in the future.
Astronauts experiment on skin care Astronauts have a lot of specific needs during a space mission: they need special food that does not only provide the maximum nutritional value but also does not 'go off' in the harsh space conditions, they need particular sleeping bags as bed-substit...
Keeping astronauts fit While normally considered to be a unique and exciting experience, free floating in space is potentially damaging for human health. Bone deterioration and muscle loss are common problems of a living in weightlessness for a long period of time, which co...
The European ISS Business Club (IBC) at the Industry Space Days 2006 The European ISS Business Club (IBC) took the opportunity to present itself to the space world at the Industry Space Days 2006, an international forum for all space industries and organisations held at the site of ESA's Space Research and Technology C...
Using space expertise for health care Established in 1989, MEDES is an economic interest group based in Toulouse whose missions are to develop space medicine and to promote applications of space research in order to improve healthcare.
Last update: 19 March 2010
