Two weeks ago team Space Origami went to Frascati, near Rome! We were invited to speak at ESA’s phi week, at a side event about in-space manufacturing and foldable materials. We spoke about why DNA origami could be an interesting material for future space missions. As long term space travel or even plans of habilitation of space […]
In addition to the amazing support of the Airbus Kiwi team, we are very thankful to have leading experts on both DNA origami technology and Astronautics from the Technical University of Munich working with us. To find the right experimental approach and perform the demanded pre- and post-studies we are working at the Institute for Biomolecular Nanotechnology together […]
Last week we explained why the nanomaterial DNA Origami is very interesting for space travel: Properties such as low weight, a renewable raw material and various construction possibilities with the same basic material make it a hot candidate for applications in future space missions. We want to test this material for the very first time […]
Our mission is to send a crystallization experiment to the International Space Station in December. The material we want to crystallize is called DNA Origami. We have 2 goals: crystallize DNA origami for the first time study how the material DNA origami behaves in space fort he first time In the DNA Origami technology, folded DNA is […]
Since the start of its construction in 1998, the ISS has continued growing and now flies at an altitude of 400 km above Earth’s surface, a structure the size of the Old Trafford football stadium. This makes a man-made structure the third brightest object in the night sky. Every day it circles the earth approimately […]
We are very grateful for the support of Schneeberger Lineartechnik. Their linear bearings allow us to work with the highest precision and reliability. A package just arrived with amazing Schneeberger parts, we can’t wait to start working with them! Your Space Origami Team
The greatest challenges in the development of the ScienceBox, in which our experiment will be conducted on the ISS, are the framework conditions of a space mission and our ambition to conduct a fully automated experiment in a very small space. First of all, it is necessary to consider the stress of launch and landing. […]
The Space Origami Mission is determined to take the next step in smart drug design. An important goal of DNA nanotechnology is the construction of periodic arrays in 3 dimensions: the construction of 3D DNA origami crystals. These crystals would have great potential for applications such as the use as nanoelectronic components and for the […]
We’re working hard on developing an automated crystallization experiment inside a Science Box. But what exactly happens next? How will our experiment get to the International Space Station? We are planning on sending the Space Origami Science Box, a cubical box with a volume of one litre containing our crystallization experiment, to the ISS with […]
In addition to looking for sponsors for our mission, we are working in the laboratory on several test series to determine the optimal conditions for DNA origami crystal growth. Since we have developed a new crystallisation approach, there is a lot to test before we are ready to send our experiment into space! On earth, […]
