the company’s request was not granted at this time “due to the overall safety, risk and impact analysis.”

Or because drugs?

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[–] [S] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"On June 30, its first drug-manufacturing experiment succeeded in growing crystals of the drug ritonavir, which is used for the treatment of HIV, in orbit."

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    which is used for the treatment of HIV, in orbit."

    Guess that's how they're justifying the super high cost of treatment.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The article doesn't really go into it further, but i assumed they are just trying to see if it can be done cheaper in zero gravity.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Big Pharma is finding new ways of claiming your drugs really do cost $30,000 per dose

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    These are pharmaceutical drugs, but illicit drugs would also be an interesting legal case.

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