space

Boeing raises doubts about its future in the space business

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(Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. is weighing options for its Starliner operations as part of a wide-ranging review, raising the potential that it will end one of the most storied stories in American space exploration. Most Read by Bloomberg While the assessment of whether to leave a key NASA program remains in the early stages, it … Read more

Astronauts will grow liverworts in space, where microgravity can help them thrive

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An image of the international space station in orbit above Earth

Miniature livers will fly aboard the International Space Station in an upcoming study of whether microgravity can encourage the growth of healthy tissue with an abundant blood supply. It’s an effort that could potentially lead to personalized tissues and organs grown in space for use in transplant surgeries, scientists say. In the next two experiments, … Read more