Of great significance is the National Institutes of Health and International Space Station National Laboratory’s “Tissue Chips in Space initiative,” as it completes the final two phases of study and experiments for Tissue Chips in Space, Cardinal Heart 2.0 and Engineered Heart Tissues-2.
This study aims to investigate and contribute to the advancement and development of treatment and protocols for flawed cardiac dysfunction.
In order to perform this type of exercise and discovery, small devices that replicate the function of human organs and tissues are used as they are critical for the diagnostic and ultimate treatment of cardiovascular anomalies in these studies due to their mirroring characteristics.
Once Dragon is in orbit, it’ll take about a day to reach the orbiting outpost. It is expected to remain docked for about a month, departing sometime in April before the launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test.
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