# Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs

- Source: Space | The Guardian
- Published: 2026-11-04T06:00:27+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/04/us-firm-varda-space-industries-manufacturing-drugs-in-space
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/why-pharma-firms-are-going-to-earth-s-orbit-in-search-of-new-cancer-dr-2057d5/

A space capsule 300 miles above us is growing the tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug in microgravity Roughly 300 miles above our heads, three washing machine-sized capsules are orbiting the Earth. Inside one of them, tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug are being grown in the weightlessness of space. The others are testing heat protection materials and navigation systems for when the cap

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