For the first time, two companies that have conducted manufacturing research aboard the International Space Station have filed patents with the US government for the manufacturing of specific materials and supplies in space. Procter & Gamble is responsible for three of the patents, with Made In Space responsible for the fourth.
Meanwhile, the crew aboard the International Space Station is prepping for a busy period in September with the arrival of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s HTV-7 resupply craft which will deliver new experiment Racks as well as batteries for the International Space Station.