Jessica Rendall is a reporter based in Brooklyn with a special interest in what keeps humans healthy — both on Earth and in space. Previously, she was a staff wellness writer at CNET and a freelancer who covered public health, music and lifestyle. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri and enjoys watching movies with subtitles on.
Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025Private Ax-4 astronauts aboard ISS are filling their time with science, views of Earth and pierogis This is a still taken just after 1st stage separation during the Crew-11 mission to the ISS.
The Falcon 9 that blasted the crew off is seen falling toward Earth to the left of the image. On the right is the next stage, still attached to the cabin where the crew is seated.There’s a secret, extra member of Crew-11 traveling to the International Space Station right now: disease-causing bacteria. Or, at least, such bacteria will be growing aboard the orbiting laboratory very soon. Scientists at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, in partnership with U.S.-based space tech company SpaceTango, have developed a study that will examine how microgravity affects the growth of certain bacterial species that cause diseases in humans. To pull it off, researchers will grow different strains of bacteria under microgravity, freeze that bacteria at -80 degrees Celsius and then return the samples toThe bacterial strains involved are E. Coli, Salmonella bongori and Salmonella typhimurium, and they were launched toward the International Space Station aboard NASA's Crew-11 mission that SpaceX successfully launched on Friday .Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025is already underway to study bacteria in space in general. But researchers behind the current ISS-and-bacteria mission specifically hope to bring home data that will help curb the spread of infectious disease, or at least help experts find ways to stop bacteria from developing antibiotic resistance — a major public health problem that means some disease-causing bacteria is no longer wiped out by drugs that've been developed to clear the bacteria from people’s bodies and get them healthy again "We know that space conditions affect bacterial behavior, including how they grow, express genes, and acquire traits like antibiotic resistance or virulence," Ohad Gal-Mor, Head of the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory at Sheba Medical Center, said in a"This experiment will allow us, for the first time, to systematically and molecularly map how the genetic expression profile of several pathogenic bacteria changes in space." The health of astronauts and microgravity's effect on the human body has been top of mind as people explore space and the idea of what life off Earth looks like. Human genes sometimes express themselves differently in microgravity conditions, and scientists have linked such an environment to the expeditedContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsIf examined on their own, however, genetic changes in bacteria will hopefully give researchers more clues about how they act once inside a human, whether it's how fast they spread or their likelihood of getting around our treatments: both in space and here on Earth.to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at:Jessica Rendall is a reporter based in Brooklyn with a special interest in what keeps humans healthy — both on Earth and in space. Previously, she was a staff wellness writer at CNET and a freelancer who covered public health, music and lifestyle. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri and enjoys watching movies with subtitles on.New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China's Tiangong space stationAstronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025Best camera for astro now $300 cheaper: This Nikon bundle comes with plenty of extras Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests
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