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Pills prepare for life outside ISS

Pills being loaded into a MISSE carrier on board the ISS. Photo NASA

Pills sent into space by the University of Adelaide are being prepared to be installed outside the International Space Station (ISS).

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Pills face harshest space test yet

MISSE Platform  on International Space Station

A batch of pills will be on its way into space where they will be placed on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) to test how they withstand the full effects of zero gravity, extreme temperatures and some of the highest levels of radiation found beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Testing time for pills in space

Tablets on the ISS. Photo NASA

Pills are being sent into space to test how they cope with the rigours of one of the harshest environments known.

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