Four divisions, one mission.

Adrastea brings young researchers together with senior scientists, engineers, and policymakers. Where do you fit in?

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Research division

Health & Physiology

  • How the female body responds to spaceflight.
  • Hormones, heart, bone, brain, and radiation.

For researchers, clinicians, and students.

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Research division

Bioengineering & Technology

  • Tools that help women thrive in space.
  • Wearables, spacesuits, and menstrual health tech.

For engineers, designers, and biotech minds.

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Research division

Policy & Advocacy

  • Removing the barriers to women in space.
  • Policy briefs, governance, and advocacy.

For policy, law, and ethics experts.

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Media division

Scientific Media & Marketing

  • Turning research into stories.
  • Science journalism, design, and video.

For science communicators, writers, designers, and video creators.

What we are working on. Current projects, division by division.

Research

Health & Physiology

  • Hibernation and torpor in spaceflight

    A narrative review of what hibernation and torpor could mean for women.

  • Female-focused spaceflight frameworks

    A flight planning framework built around women’s health.

  • Analog research Flagship

    Our 2029 analog research project, bringing Health & Physiology and Bioengineering & Technology together.

  • Cycle tracking study

    Expanded cycle-tracking research using 50 to 100 smart rings.

  • Neuroscience and women’s health

    A collaboration spanning reproductive health and brain science.

Prototyping

Bioengineering & Technology

  • Menstrual cups in aerospace

    A microgravity menstrual cup in medical-grade silicone, with material validation and rheological blood analogs.

  • Satellite mapping of period poverty

    Using existing satellite data to find gaps in menstrual hygiene access and guide nonprofit supply chains.

Advocacy

Policy & Advocacy

  • Menstrual health and algorithmic transparency

    Advocating for legislation that advances health literacy on social media platforms and raises awareness of misinformation.

  • Workshops

    Advocating for under-18 involvement in space policy and decision-making.

  • Partnerships

    Planned summer advocacy for women’s health research and youth participation in policy.

  • White papers

    The Period as an Underlying Covariate for Analog Missions: menstrual cycle considerations often overlooked in analog research.

Storytelling

Scientific Media & Marketing

  • Science communication

    Educational short-form content across LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

  • A multidisciplinary team

    3D animators, scientific and medical illustrators, student content creators, and science journalists.

  • Awareness and youth engagement

    Inspiring audiences to explore space medicine and women’s health in aerospace.

Ad astra,
for all.

Found your place? Tell us what you study and which division interests you.