Fram2 astronauts X-ray a ring of a ring, paving the way for the application of this technology to the astronaut health.
The first X-ray image of the human body (left) and X-ray photos outside the first space in the Fram2 mission (right). Image: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen/SpaceX/Fram2
In 1895, while experimenting with Cathode, German Physics professor Wihelm Ronn Ronngen happened to discover X-rays. Realizing that this technology could benefit the health sector, Ronnen took the first X-ray image of the human body. It was the image of his wife’s hand.
About 130 years later, the crew of the private mission Fram2 recreates this X -ray image – but outside the space, Space On 7/4 reported. In the mission, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon took 4 passengers to the space on March 31, making history when becoming the first astronaut flight with the first trajectory. The flight is funded by the Malta Chun Wang billionaire, and is also the commander of the Fram2 task.
During the three-and-a-half-day space journey, Wang and 3 teammates performed a total of 22 experiments, including observing the earth’s poles, growing mushrooms and taking the first X-ray images of people in orbit. This pioneer experiment is aimed at confirming the feasibility of collecting high quality diagnostic X-rays in micro-gravity conditions, an important step to help ensure the health of the astronaut in deep spaces.
“Prove that the medical X-ray can be beyond the boundary of the Earth’s gravity paved the way for the use of this technology wherever they need,” Jeanne Walter, Deputy Marketing and Sales Director of Minxray, the company participated in the X-ray project in the spatial space, said.
After successful X-ray, they continued to test this technology with a series of other diagnostic images including forearms, pelvis, abdomen and chest. The crew also captures electronic devices to check the ability to use X -rays as a hardware diagnostic tool. The crew also performs the DXA scan (measuring the absorption of dual -energy X -rays).
The Crew Dragon brought the Fram2 astronauts to the Pacific Pacific, namely off the coast of OceanSide, California, USA, on April 4. The astronauts were taken on SpaceX’s Dragon Shannon, then went to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to complete some tests and collect biometric data after flight, and recover health after living in micro -gravity environment.