Enabling Breakthrough Biological Science Beyond LEO: Unpowered Multiweek Organoid Life Support System (U-MOLSS)

Organoid science experts define long-term maintenance conditions (flow rate, composition, oxygen exchange) suitable for human lung organoids, and potentially other organoids and cellular constructs. 2. Temperature range for organoid maintenance acceptable to launch providers similarly defined. 3. Long-term lab testing of organoids validates storage conditions from steps 1. and 2. 4. Technical implementation approach formulated. 5. Prototype slow-drip, spring-powered nutrientdelivery/ waste-removal system designed and built. 6. The prototype hardware is tested for 6 – 24 weeks.

Deliverables: NASA report or journal tech.note of long-term life-support conditions, with test results • 2 copies of laboratory functional breadboard of the Unpowered Multiweek Organoid Life-Support System (U-MOLSS) • Journal publication/NASA report documenting

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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