Project Type
group
Authors' Class Standing
Collin Topolski: Junior Francisco Pastrana: Junior Joel Vela: Sophomore Vijay Duraisamy: Graduate Reece Lindquist: Senior Nicolas Cheri: Sophomore
Lead Presenter's Name
Collin Topolski
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Pedro Llanos
Abstract
Commercial Space Operations and Aerospace Engineering students from Embry-Riddle are working with students and faculty from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Medical University of South Carolina to launch a suborbital payload onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket during the summer of 2017. This NanoLab experiment, exposed to microgravity, will consist of T-cells primed with different cytokines that may help us expand our understanding of future treatments for terminal diseases. The first team, Operations team, is conducting the physical testing of the NanoLab by measuring the survivability of the payload under extreme conditions of the suborbital flight. This team is developing operational procedures and data collection guidelines for the different mission phases. The data collected includes accelerations in the X, Y, and Z directions, temperature, and relative humidity. The Engineering team is in charge of the design, analysis and development of the 2U cube-structure that will house the experiment and will be capable of withstanding the forces experienced during the suborbital mission.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
Yes, Ignite Grant
ERAU's First Suborbital Payload for Cell Research
Commercial Space Operations and Aerospace Engineering students from Embry-Riddle are working with students and faculty from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Medical University of South Carolina to launch a suborbital payload onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket during the summer of 2017. This NanoLab experiment, exposed to microgravity, will consist of T-cells primed with different cytokines that may help us expand our understanding of future treatments for terminal diseases. The first team, Operations team, is conducting the physical testing of the NanoLab by measuring the survivability of the payload under extreme conditions of the suborbital flight. This team is developing operational procedures and data collection guidelines for the different mission phases. The data collected includes accelerations in the X, Y, and Z directions, temperature, and relative humidity. The Engineering team is in charge of the design, analysis and development of the 2U cube-structure that will house the experiment and will be capable of withstanding the forces experienced during the suborbital mission.