Microgravity
A condition in orbit where people, objects, and experiments are in continuous free fall and appear nearly weightless. Gravity still exists, but many gravity-driven effects are greatly reduced.
Real outreach, plain-language science
Can Space Help Create Better Medicines?
Explore how microgravity research improves our understanding of proteins, medicines, cells, and tissues-and how some findings can benefit life on Earth.
International Space Station model
Static fallback shown until the public NASA model is available.
Interactive experiments
Real science, real impact
No science background needed
Takes about 3-5 minutes
Microgravity, carefully said
This experience covers both demonstrated research and emerging possibilities. Not every result from space becomes a medicine.
Demonstrated research and future possibilities are separated throughout the experience.
Protein
A large biological molecule that performs important jobs in living systems. Many medicines are proteins, and proteins can also be targets for medicines.
Crystal
An ordered arrangement of molecules. Researchers may grow protein crystals to study molecular structure or formulation behavior.
Ground control
A matched experiment performed on Earth so researchers can compare it with the spaceflight experiment.