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Computed axial lithography (CAL) is a new type of additive manufacturing. Unlike conventional 3D printing where objects are formed layer by layer, CAL forms objects all at once by rotating a vial of photopolymer while exposing it to a complex set of projected images, very similar to a CT scan.

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSCs) are formed when the bone marrow allows the immature cells needed after chronic inflammation and/or acute inflammation to enter circulation and these cells gain immune suppression ability. Within the scope of this investigation, the distribution and concentration of sub-populations of MDSCs within peripheral blood were determined using the pre-flight and post-flight blood samples taken from TUA’s astronaut were the effect of radiation exposure due to the suborbital spaceflight was analyzed.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are “lipid shuttles” secreted from parental cells and contain a diverse array of biomolecules. As part of the YUVA experiment, researchers collected blood and urine specimens from TUA’s astronaut pre- and post-flight to isolate circulating EVs with their state-of-the-art microfluidic chip.

In this human physiology experiment, researchers aimed to analyze the whole transcriptome profile of a blood sample collected from TUA’s astronaut before and after the suborbital spaceflight.