Chinese Research Will Fly On The International Space Station For The First Time
by The Daily Eye Team August 12 2015, 1:49 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secsThe International Space Station is a bit like an orbiting United Nations composed of 16 different countries. But it has yet to welcome China into its ranks. That could be set to change, as a private US company has just negotiated the flight of the first Chinese experiment aboard the ISS.
Houston-based private company NanoRacks, which helps scientists and businesses conduct research aboard the ISS, counts companies like private whisky distillery Ardbeg among its clientele. Now it’s adding a Chinese Institute of Technology to its list of collaborators.