Space Biology Could Cure the Blind

what we're excited about Aurelia is what could you do in space with humans that you can't do on the ground and one of our favorite examples is biology. because it turns out bio is super different when you're floating than when you have gravity here. and you can do things like manufacture an artificial retina that's super delicate. if you try to do this on the ground, gravity causes it to sag, so you can't make a good one. but you can make a nearly perfect artificial retina in space and then bring it back down so you stabilize it. you don't have to do the implantation or the surgery in space. you bring it down here, and it could potentially cure macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. and you are invested through- Aurelia Foundry. exactly. which is like your venture arm. so we have the nonprofit arm that does the research for space habitats. how do you build big expansive space infrastructure? and then we have the VC arm that says, "what kinds" of technologies and science and engineering "in this future?" and something like this use space to cure blindness, of the best possible ethical uses of space for the benefit of life on Earth.