BANGKOK, Thailand – A NASA cargo mission carrying international scientific experiments, including research from Thailand, has successfully launched toward the International Space Station. Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) reported that the SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifted off successfully at 5:05 a.m. Thailand time on May 16, as part of NASA’s CRS-34 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Among the scientific payloads onboard is “TIGERS-X,” an experiment developed by the Faculty of Medicine at Chulabhorn Royal Academy. The experiment studies how chemicals mix under microgravity conditions to better understand how liquids behave differently in space than on Earth, where gravity strongly affects the blending process.
Researchers compared the concept to making mayonnaise salad dressing on Earth, which requires emulsifiers to combine water, oil, and other ingredients into a stable mixture. The TIGERS-X project aims to observe how these interactions change in zero gravity. The findings are expected to support future innovations in medicine, materials science, and advanced scientific technologies, while also highlighting the growing capabilities of Thai researchers on the international space research stage. The Dragon spacecraft is expected to reach the ISS within approximately 36 hours. (NNT)
