Research Database

This is an educational activity to provide Hungarian children an opportunity to ask crew questions and inspire interest in space exploration, STEM subjects, and environmental awareness. Hungary's second astronaut, Tibor Kapu, answered student questions while onboard the International Space Station during the Ax-4 mission. More than 1,000 questions were submitted by children around the country; aiming to inspire interest in space exploration, STEM subjects, and environmental awareness.

Recordings are publicly available for educational, training and outreach purposes only, courtesy of the SpaceBuzz Hungary Public Foundation.

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This ISRO experiment will investigate the impacts of spaceflight on germination and growth of crop seeds. After the mission, seeds will be grown for multiple generations and the effects on genetics, microbial load, and nutritional profile investifated. This project aims to help understand how crops may be grown in space for future exploration missions.

This POLSA/ESA project aims to test methods for extending the shelf-life of pharmaceuticals during long-duration space flights by studying the effects of cosmic radiation on drug stability. The experiment will launch sample packages to the ISS to be stored under different conditions for 1, 2, and 3 years. After return, samples will be analyzed and compared to ground control samples. The findings could improve drug preservation and storage on Earth, especially in challenging environments.

This project seeks insights into the impact of microgravity on producing stem cells and stem cell-derived products in space.  Using space to evaluate the steps used in terrestrial manufacturing to reprogram skin cells (fibroblasts) into stem cells capable of producing a variety of tissue types (heart, brain, and blood), could support regenerative medicine uses on Earth. Axiom Space is contributing to the NASA-funded In-Space Production Applications project through the Ax-2 mission.