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I'm invincible. Station. This is Houston. Are you ready for the event? Yes, we're ready for the event. Dr. Lucy Lo, this is mission control Houston. Please call station for a voice check. Station, this is Dr. Lucy Low. How do you hear me? We have you loud and clear, Lucy. It's so good to hear your voice. Peggy, the whole crew, it is fantastic to both see you and hear you today.
Greetings, AX4 crew. This is Axiom Space Chief Scientist Dr. Lucy Lowe. I am so excited to talk to you today about the science and technology demonstrations and the research that you guys have been uh doing on the International Space Station as part of AX4. So Peggy, it has been such a pleasure watching you guys work through the research on this mission as we continue to expand the community of international scientists around the world that are bringing research onto this incredible unique orbiting lab. So uh if you guys weren't scientists before you went up on AX4, then you most certainly are now. So with that, I'm going to go through and ask the team some questions about what you've been up to while you've been uh busy on this mission. So Peggy, I'm going to start with you. So can you tell us a little bit about some of the breadth of the research that the team has been doing uh while up on station and some of the research that you've particularly enjoyed?
Well, there's been a lot of research going on up here. Everything including cell biology, cancer research, human physiology, plant growth studies and in addition to that technology demonstrations for future space flight and exploration. So we are really excited about all the research that has been going on. Axiom 4 is a government sponsored research mission uh for a global space community. So, not only are we representing the four countries here, but we also have an additional four countries that we're also supporting, including Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE. That's more than four. Okay. But anyway, these these this partnership um really remains strong for our community. It's a strong focus for Axiom Space. And one great example that I'm working on is um our partnership with Burgile uh in enabling uh further uh um achievements in the ability for a diabetic person to fly in space. We hope that one day we will be able to open up space uh to people who have diabetes uh by testing out new technologies and new hardware up here on orbit. And so that's been a really interesting one for me.
That's fantastic. Yes, thank you Peggy. Uh what a what a tremendously broad range of science from across the world that you've you've been doing for us. So thank you on behalf of all the researchers down here. So next I'm going to move along to Shooks. So Shooks, I know you've been very busy with your research that has been brought up from India. Can you tell me about some of the research you've been doing and why it's been particularly interesting and exciting?
Of course, thank you so much for your question. Uh I would agree. Yes, I have been very busy since the time we have come doing a lot of research on the station and uh I'm very excited and um uh this is this mission is actually kind of opening the doors for microgravity or space research for Indian researchers and scientists and I'm so proud that ISRO has been able to collaborate with national institutions all over the country and they came up with some fantastic research which I am doing on the station for all the scientists and researchers and it is it is exciting. It is it is a joy to do this and there the the research spans you know various domains, various disciplines. Uh right from doing some stem cell research and to growing some seeds seeing the effect of microgravity on seeds also evaluating the cognitive load on astronauts while they are interacting with screens on board the station. So it has been fantastic um and I feel proud to be this kind of bridge between the researchers and uh the station to conduct this research on behalf of them. Uh one particular uh you know research which I am really excited about is the stem cell research wherein the scientists are trying to explore that whether by adding supplements to uh the you know the stem cells is it possible to accelerate the uh recovery or the growth or uh to repair the injury and uh it has been great to work in the glove box doing this research for them and I'm just really really excited to be doing this and I'm extremely proud of all the teams who have worked together to put up this uh research for us. Uh and uh just happy to be here doing this for them.
Thank you. Thank you, Shooks. That's fantastic. And thank you for all your hard work doing all of the science in the glove box and for the entire ISRO portfolio. Uh next, I'll move on to Suave about some of the work you've been doing for both ISSA and the Polish Space Agency. What have you been enjoying working on uh in terms of the science since you got up to orbit?
Hi Lucy, great to talk to you and thank you for for the question. Uh I have been enjoying this time tremendously and I have been working myself as a scientist before and now I can execute and conduct science for others. I so this is this is a tremendous honor and privilege to to be here. Our research spans over many many different domains from from human sciences to engineering and physics. Uh some of of the highlights uh for me at least during this time on on the ISS we we had a chance to demonstrate the first brain machine interface in space where the the direct measurement from our brain guided certain actions on the computer which um happened for the first time in space. And this is this is something I'm really proud of and I congratulate to scientists on on Earth. Uh I've been working on nanomaterials, new um technologies that potentially could be new wearable sensors in in near future. I have been working as well on radiation research and radiation dommetry in space where we took technologies from CERN, my organization, the European organization for nuclear research through a Polish company um that commercializes products now and tests on the international space station which uh which which is amazing. Besides all that a lot a lot of human sciences. So we have been conducting eight different experiments um from psychology to physiology which uh which has been so far great. We are more or less mid-m mission and there is still a lot a lot to come uh that I can't wait to to contribute to.
Thank you. Fantastic Suave. And so as you point out you guys have been busy busy busy since you got there but there's still lots to do. So with that, uh, I'd like to ask Tibbor about some of the work that he's been doing for the Hungarian portfolio. So TB, you've been very busy with some of the research. Can you tell us about some of the work you've been doing?
Hey Lucy, it's great to talk to you, great to hear your voice. As you said, busy, busy, busy. And I believe that rhymes with TB, TB, TB. Uh, we have got a great time here. Uh, but indeed we have been super busy. Uh we as Hungarians we brought 35 experiments uh all those experiments are coming from Hungarian researchers uh companies and universities some of them who has been already in the space sector uh because we have a 45 years of experiments uh um uh you know uh experience I'm so sorry u but uh but also some new players um as you know part of the Hunor program we are super proud uh that we could introduce them uh to this growing uh space sector We brought also a variety of um of research. Um we brought um brain measurements as well. I'm happy to report that I have one. Uh we are investigating a lot of uh brain activities also in space and also as Hungarians we have a huge space heritage in doimemetry as well. U we brought more than 10 doz. We're also conducting human science um which has been a great part uh of uh of our of our mission you know uh and because of that I'm extremely proud of the both of the Hunor colleagues and also the researchers who brought uh these experiments with me on board. It's a huge joy to to do this all the physical experiments that we have been trying to do in space. It was actually extremely big fun. I know that my guys at home they were watching and cheering us when we were doing our best especially with Peggy u conducting all those all those research with so much water on board. And lastly I would like to also mention one which has been the biggest one basically for me also the biggest one because it's super surprising. Um, I think I'm taking uh gardening as a hobby or a plan B after after being an astronaut because I'm happy to report that my radishes and wheats are growing extremely fast. Much better than expected and also the peppers are coming up as well. So, we have we have had a great time here.
That's fantastic, Torah. It's so great to hear that you've been having fun doing the science and uh maybe you guys will have to hold off on eating the peppers and get those results back down to the researchers first. But I could sit here and talk about the science with you guys all day. I'd love to hear more about what you're doing, but I think we might have to save that for when you return back to Earth. So, I think we have to round up. So, I'm going to thank you again, AX4 crew, for connecting with me today for all of the hard work that you're doing for researchers across the world and especially from the countries from which uh you've come from. Uh we know how grateful they are for all your hard work and everything you're doing right now is opening the door for more scientists and researchers in futures around the world to contribute to and advance really exciting and important and groundbreaking research in microgravity. So again thank you and with that we'll see you back in Houston.
All right well thank you so much Lucy for taking the time to share our research uh with the world. We really appreciate it because we're very excited by it. Thank you. Take care. We'll see you station. This is Houston ACR. Thank you. That concludes the event. Thank you to all participants. Station, we are now resuming operational audio communication.