@RhScientific

America's 1st Space Biotech pioneering new discoveries in biomanufacturing, medicine and agriculture to help people on Earth. #BusinessOfScience

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Joined February 2014
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Starlab
@Starlab_SpaceApr 28
From research to real-world impact — faster. @RhScientific is partnering with Starlab Space to deliver biotech services, flight-proven hardware, and end-to-end mission support in low Earth orbit. From payload development to in-orbit operations and post-flight commercialization, the collaboration enables scalable, regulatory-aligned innovation in life sciences and biomanufacturing. Together, the companies are helping bridge the gap between discovery and commercialization — turning microgravity research into practical solutions for industry, academia, and beyond.
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One small step for freeze-dried human liver tissue, one giant leap for standards. NIST, @CommerceinSpace, and @RhScientific have sent seven NIST reference materials to the ISS. How will space change them? We’ll find out after splashdown on Feb 26. Photo: NASA
View of the International Space Station with the curve of the Earth in the background.

ALT View of the International Space Station with the curve of the Earth in the background.

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Vatsan Raman@vatsanramanJan 15
Phages shape microbial ecosystems on Earth—but what about in space? In our new study, we show that microgravity aboard the International Space Station reshapes phage–bacteria interactions, evolution, and fitness—with surprising benefits for targeting resistant pathogens on Earth. Great work @phil_huss @chuchitboonthav @RhScientific journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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Space Forge@Space_ForgeJan 19
Catch Space Forge Inc. President, Michelle Flemming at @SpaceComExpo 👋 Discussing the future of affordable downmass for space industrial ventures with Justin Kugler (@Int_Machines) & Olivia Gamez Holzhaus (@RhScientific) 29 January, 11am 🔗spacecomexpo.pulse.ly/3iuahm…
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Another win for the #SpaceEconomy! In a first-of-its-kind partnership with @CommerceinSpace and @RhScientific, @NIST has successfully delivered "reference materials" to the International Space Station for study. Learn more: space.commerce.gov/breaking-…
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COL Anne McClain
@AstroAnnimal6 Aug 2025
Dragon Endurance and Crew-10 are settled in for our last night aboard @Space_Station. When there are two crews aboard during handover, we get this unique view from the zenith-docked Dragon looking down at the forward-docked Dragon. Tomorrow, Crew-10 will strap ourselves into this Dragon and head home. But tonight, one more breathtaking view…
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Check it out! 🔬 A big shout out to @Astro_Ayers for making our research happen on station. 🚀
Nichole “Vapor” Ayers
@Astro_Vapor8 May 2025
I see you @af_academy! Proud of the @ISS_Research my alma mater is doing up here and excited to set it up and take part! Couldn’t miss a chance to wear an Air Force shirt or two. 😉 Rhodium USAFA Non-Photosynthetic Inquiry into Growth Habit Traits, or Rhodium USAFA NIGHT, assesses the growth of genetically modified Small Plants for Agriculture in Confined Environments tomatoes (or SPACE tomatoes!) on the @Space_Station. Understanding how these plants respond to space stressors could support the development of crops in closed agricultural systems that can grow with techniques other than photosynthesis. These SPACE tomatoes will be compared to plants grown on the ground to further characterize the effects of cultivation in space.
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From May 5–8, our esteemed US Managing Partner Patrick Beatty, is attending @SynBioBeta 2025, the premier synthetic biology conference, held at the San Jose Convention Center. This event brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to explore the latest advancements in synthetic biology.​ We highly encourage you to attend and not only to connect with Patrick and benefit from his expertise in space tech but also to gain insights from industry pioneers such as:​ -John Cumbers @johncumbers – Founder and CEO of SynBioBeta, and a visionary in synthetic biology and space settlement. - Olivia Holzhaus, CEO and founder of @RhScientific - Kate Rubins @Astro_Kate7 - NASA astronaut and scientist -Mary Lou Jepsen @mljmljmlj – Chairman and Founder of Openwater, leading advancements in medical imaging technology. -Steve Weiss – Expert in biomanufacturing and partner at Grey Heron, with extensive experience in scaling biotech ventures.​ -Daniel Georgiev @daniel_georgi – Founder of @samplinghuman, innovating at the intersection of biology and technology.​ -Linda Bedenik @lindabedenik – Representative from the BioIndustry Association, contributing to the growth of the biotech sector.​ Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leaders shaping the future of synthetic biology. For more information and to register, visit synbiobeta.com/ #SynBioBeta2025 #SyntheticBiology #BiotechInnovation #BeyondEarthVentures
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We’re excited too!
Justin Kugler@phalanx29 Apr 2025
I am so excited for @Int_Machines to work with @TXSpaceComm, @RhScientific, @TAMUAero, @SanJacCollege, @Space_Forge, & @BurnsMcDonnell on the Zephyr Earth Reentry Vehicle! The path to lunar material return starts with enabling LEO manufacturing. globenewswire.com/news-relea…
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Intuitive Machines
@Int_Machines29 Apr 2025
Intuitive Machines has been awarded up to $10M from the Space Exploration and Research Fund (SEARF) to drive space innovation. The grant supports the development of an Earth reentry vehicle and orbital fabrication lab—critical tech for microgravity biomanufacturing and future lunar missions. In partnership with @RhScientific, we’re bringing science from orbit to Earth. Read more: intuitivemachines.com/post/t…
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More @RhScientific science just arrived on station. Thanks for the ride! 🐉🚀🔬
International Space Station
@Space_Station22 Apr 2025
The @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the station’s Harmony module at 8:40am ET today packed with about 6,700 pounds of cargo for the Exp 73 crew. nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/…

Dragon Docks to Station Delivering Science, Supplies to Crew - NASA

At 8:40 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the zenith, space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module. 

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NASA Space Science@NASASpaceSci21 Apr 2025
From atomic clocks to plant DNA, NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission is packed with intriguing experiments destined for @Space_Station . Learn how these payloads aim to enable space exploration and improve life on Earth. go.nasa.gov/4luY40o @ISS_Research

Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission  - NASA Science

NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the

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ISS National Lab@ISS_CASIS10 Apr 2025
Media Alert! 📣 Are you curious about the #science scheduled to launch to the @Space_Station later this month? We got you! Join our #webinar Wednesday, April 16 at 1:00pm ET and hear directly from researchers sending their investigations to new heights! From new ways to treat #cancer to helping plants survive long journeys in space, this research will bring benefits to Earth and beyond. Not media but are curious? We'll be livestreaming and hope you'll join us. Questions can be submitted via social media using #ISSNATIONALLAB. Details and registration are here: issnl.us/f9
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31 mission to the International Space Station launches from the coast of Florida on March 4, 2024.

ALT NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31 mission to the International Space Station launches from the coast of Florida on March 4, 2024.

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COL Anne McClain
@AstroAnnimal12 Mar 2025
Game Day. Crew-10 🚀 : 12 March, 7:48pm EDT
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Kilo Mora@Kilo_Mora11 Mar 2025
🇵🇷And it also carries some Boricua Science aboard! Rhodium Water Filtration 01 will fly with this crew to test a new water purification system developed in @uprm lead by Dr. Suleiman and supported by @prsciencetrust1 and @RhScientific
NASA Science
@NASAScience_11 Mar 2025
Scheduled to launch Mar 12, Crew-10 is preparing for a scientific mission aboard @Space_Station. They are scheduled to test a backup lunar navigation solution, understand blood flow in space, and study material flammability in microgravity. More about the research: go.nasa.gov/3FjrXQR
jsc2024e077921 (Oct. 10, 2024) --- The official portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos; Pilot Nicole Ayers and Commander Anne McClain, both NASA astronauts; and Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford/Helen Arase Vargas

ALT jsc2024e077921 (Oct. 10, 2024) --- The official portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos; Pilot Nicole Ayers and Commander Anne McClain, both NASA astronauts; and Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford/Helen Arase Vargas

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ISS National Lab@ISS_CASIS13 Feb 2025
Recent scientific studies show that eating cultured dairy products such as #yogurt can have health benefits ranging from decreased risk of certain cancers to improvements in stomach health. Could producing these foods off-world even further expand these health outcomes? With the help from @Swinburne and @RhScientific, some high school students are trying to find out: issnl.us/f6 #ScienceRewind #probiotics
Graphic representing the Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge, featuring an astronaut, satellite, plants in space, and more.

ALT Graphic representing the Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge, featuring an astronaut, satellite, plants in space, and more.

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NASA Science
@NASAScience_8 Jan 2025
Remotely-operated robotic surgery 3D-printed steel samples Over 630,000 Earth images Bioprinted human heart tissue 2024 was one for the books! Learn about milestones @Space_Station research accomplished in the pursuit to improve lives on Earth and in space. go.nasa.gov/3WaS5D0
iss070e097708 (Feb. 21, 2024) --- O’Hara is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and smiling at the camera, as she holds the miniature robot with both hands. The robot is narrow, about the size of an adult’s forearm, with a gray handle that has up and down arrow buttons and two bent “arms” on its end. One of the arms has a metal spatula and the other a set of clippers.

ALT iss070e097708 (Feb. 21, 2024) --- O’Hara is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and smiling at the camera, as she holds the miniature robot with both hands. The robot is narrow, about the size of an adult’s forearm, with a gray handle that has up and down arrow buttons and two bent “arms” on its end. One of the arms has a metal spatula and the other a set of clippers.

iss071e522127 (Aug. 21, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is wearing a long-sleeved black top and pants, a black headband, goggles, and blue latex gloves and has a tablet attached by Velcro to her pants. In her right hand she holds a small disk with six 3D printed posts of different shapes and lengths protruding from it.

ALT iss071e522127 (Aug. 21, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is wearing a long-sleeved black top and pants, a black headband, goggles, and blue latex gloves and has a tablet attached by Velcro to her pants. In her right hand she holds a small disk with six 3D printed posts of different shapes and lengths protruding from it.

iss072e031398 (Oct. 9, 2024) --- Hurricane Milton is a large white spiral and a long cloud trail extending across this image. A portion of the space station is visible in the upper left corner, with blue ocean on Earth in the upper right.

ALT iss072e031398 (Oct. 9, 2024) --- Hurricane Milton is a large white spiral and a long cloud trail extending across this image. A portion of the space station is visible in the upper left corner, with blue ocean on Earth in the upper right.

iss071e006125 (April 9, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, wearing a black short-sleeved polo shirt and a headlamp, smiles at the camera. His arms are in the plastic sleeves of a portable glovebag the size of a large suitcase.

ALT iss071e006125 (April 9, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, wearing a black short-sleeved polo shirt and a headlamp, smiles at the camera. His arms are in the plastic sleeves of a portable glovebag the size of a large suitcase.

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NASA Ames
@NASAAmes31 Dec 2024
Moonrise and sunset 🌙 🌇 This shot of Earth, the Sun and the Moon was captured by the Expedition 36 crew.
A sunset over the Aleutian Islands,with noctilucent clouds,as documented by the Expedition 36 crew. On the left a red-glowing Sun sets behind Earth's horizon, and to the right the crescent Moon is visible. Credit: NASA

ALT A sunset over the Aleutian Islands,with noctilucent clouds,as documented by the Expedition 36 crew. On the left a red-glowing Sun sets behind Earth's horizon, and to the right the crescent Moon is visible. Credit: NASA

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NASA Science
@NASAScience_1 Jan 2025
New year, new discoveries! 🎇 Bookmark our newspage to learn about the latest science and research happening aboard the orbiting laboratory: go.nasa.gov/491hB1E
Iss049e002644 (2016-09-13) — NASA astronaut Kate Rubins installs an experiment inside a glovebox.

ALT Iss049e002644 (2016-09-13) — NASA astronaut Kate Rubins installs an experiment inside a glovebox.

iss072e035863 (Oct. 11, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick points his camera out a window on the cupola as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

ALT iss072e035863 (Oct. 11, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick points his camera out a window on the cupola as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

iss072e189797 (11/16/2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm removes Materials ISS Experiment (MISSE) science carriers from the Kibo laboratory module's airlock.

ALT iss072e189797 (11/16/2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm removes Materials ISS Experiment (MISSE) science carriers from the Kibo laboratory module's airlock.

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NASA Science
@NASAScience_18 Dec 2024
Only the best for you.💚 Astronauts grow various plants on @Space_Station to improve cultivation in microgravity. Growing crops in space could bring fresh, healthy food to long-duration missions and provide bioregenerative life support. go.nasa.gov/3Bh7J8H
iss066e084293 (Nov. 26, 2021) --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron checks out chile peppers growing inside the International Space Station's Advanced Plant Habitat before they were harvested for the Plant Habitat-04 space botany experiment.

ALT iss066e084293 (Nov. 26, 2021) --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron checks out chile peppers growing inside the International Space Station's Advanced Plant Habitat before they were harvested for the Plant Habitat-04 space botany experiment.

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