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The Download: making drugs in orbit and NASA’s nuclear-powered spacecraft

MIT Technology Review·Thomas Macaulay·20 days ago
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Plus: Sam Altman claims Elon Musk tried to seize control of OpenAI. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial A startup called Varda Space Industries is betting that the future of pharmaceuticals lies in orbit. The company has signed a deal with United Therapeutics to test whether drugs crystallize differently in microgravity, potentially creating improved versions with new properties. The idea sounds futuristic, but falling launch costs and reusable rockets are making space-based manufacturing seem increasingly plausible. Varda says the partnership could mark an important step toward building products in orbit for use back on Earth. Discover how space could become the next frontier for drug development . —Antonio Regalado MIT Technology Review Narrated: NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work?…

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