Orbital alchemy: dreams of manufacturing drugs and tissues in orbit

Orbital alchemy: dreams of manufacturing drugs and tissues in orbit

Michael Greshko in Science: For nearly a century, this coastal Los Angeles suburb has been the beating heart of the U.S. aerospace industry. During World War II, factories here cranked out bombers for the Pacific theater. Later came generations of air- and spacecraft built by giants such as Hughes and Northrop. Today, dozens of aerospace and technology startups share the neighborhood with SpaceX, just down the road in Hawthorne. At a pizza-and-b…