The women in STEM edition of this wholesome trend, because every so often, we have to take a step back and pinch ourselves with the reminder that this is really what we get to do in our careers, and we get to do it together! All the late, late nights drafting abstracts, papers, posters, presentations and grant applications together over the years — and here we are now: reviewing research proposals submitted from scientists around the world for our next science spaceflight. This year, our research team at IIAS opened up the first ever open call for science & payload solicitation for human-tended suborbital research for our next science mission. Myself and my crewmates Dr. shawnapandya & Dr. spacenorah , along with an incredible panel of science evaluators have been reviewing incredible applications for research related to women’s health, neuroscience, materials science, fluid dynamics, and so much more. There’s a tidal wave of scientific research waiting to benefit from access to sp...