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This is part of the reason why this mission is necessary. When this remains the mainstream opinion, we will never become a multiplanetary civilization.
True. There are risks. Everything comes with risks. Instead of holding back, we are proactively looking for solutions to mitigate those risks. This is how progress is made.
I feel a bit sad when people claim that a crewed flyby has little to no scientific value. They fail to understand that the science of human spaceflight is, in large part, medical science. Despite years of ISS operations, there are still many gaps in our understanding of the impact of spaceflight on the human body.
Many of the studies we carried out on fram2 were medical studies. Even though the mission was short, I carefully chose them to help us better understand and prepare for future long-duration deep-space flights. We will do the same on our journey to Mars. A precursor mission before committing to a landing will deepen our knowledge and help answer long-standing questions that ground experiments like Mars-500 could never answer.
Doraemon only exists in manga. The Anywhere Door does not belong to our physical world. A nuclear engine will not solve every problem. In the end, we still have to spend months, if not years, in deep space to reach another planet or asteroid. This is orbital mechanics.
When you recognize that life is short, the universe is vast, and that making life multiplanetary is inevitable and urgent, the only meaningful answer is:
Work. 💪
@UMhealthscience@president_mt Thank you all so much 😌 - I hope to bring much pride and honor , as much as I have found support from the very faculty that supports me. 🧬♥️
Congratulations to Prof. @joseph_borg_, from our Dept. of Applied Biomedical Sciences, for being appointed to the National Order of Merit during the Republic Day Award Ceremony by @president_mt
Let's talk about Twin Astra… Part 3: The Missions 🧑🚀
We’ve covered why twins and what space teaches us – now, here’s how it all comes together.
Twin Astra is a series of crewed biomedical research missions:
🌍 Twin Explorer: low-Earth orbit training and testing
🌕 Twin Lunar: deep-space study in lunar orbit
🚀 Trinity Astra: an interplanetary voyage to Mars pushing the limits of space medicine
Each mission tests real interventions – nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical tech – in the harshest lab imaginable.
Because Twin Astra isn’t just about surviving in space…
it’s about unlocking the secrets to living longer, healthier lives on Earth. 💫
Want to learn more? Check out https://t.co/WFO0I5ThBc
⭐Featuring footage courtesy of NASA and voiceover by John Sanders, thank you for helping us tell this story.
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Super excited & proud of this update ! By @bioastra and @LMSpace
First. Fastest. Furthest. Around the moon 🌙 and back for private and commercial space missions
@SpaceX
The future of biomedical space research just took a giant leap forward.
Two leaders in their fields are joining forces to change what’s possible. @bioastra , pioneers in biomedical solutions for space exploration and survival on Earth, and Lockheed Martin Space, specialists in mission operations and spacecraft systems, are aiming to deliver groundbreaking research to space - and bring our discoveries back to Earth.
Just announced at @IAC2025sydney, BioAstra and @LMSpace are exploring the development of a commercial crewed mission around the Moon that would enable deep-space biomedical research to accelerate discoveries that improve healthcare on Earth.
By working together, we hope to advance our understanding of biological adaptation, aging, and immunity in deep space and take the first steps towards making this vision a reality.
@bensaved@satofishi You’re right that current artificial wombs only support fetuses, not embryos. BUT recent studies (check out Biobag lamb work & new ex-vivo implantation models) show we’re steadily building the pieces toward that goal. So it’s not possible yet, but it’s not science fiction either