A World's First: Dogelon Mars and Methuselah Launch Science into Space

The International Space Station houses laboratories where important research and scientific experiments are being conducted.

People typically don’t associate cryptocurrency with scientific exploration. That’s why the Dogelon Mars ($ELON) community’s recent investment is so historic. The community has donated funds to send prize-winning vascular tissue science to the International Space Station (ISS), where experiments can continue beyond Earth’s gravity. This is a vital first step towards humanity’s dreams of space travel.

The experiment developed by Antony Atala of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine engineered and sustained thick functioning human tissue in an earth-bound lab, the first step toward growing human organs to replace those damaged by disease or trauma. Atala was a winner of the Vascular Tissue Challenge we sponsored with NASA. The ISS experiment will determine if similar results can be achieved in space. The ability to grow human organs will be important for crews who will eventually be involved in deep-space travel.

This collaboration shows an important convergence of technology, innovation, and medicine, as the experiment’s results hold promise for both space travelers and the earth’s aging population.