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"While developed for spaceflight, these innovations could also support special operations forces operating in high-radiation environments," he says.

And her “something blue,” she revealed, was a souvenir she brought on her controversial 11-minute Blue Origin spaceflight.

The name, she added, was a reminder "that spaceflight is not just a feat of engineering, but an act of goodwill - for the benefit of every human, everywhere".

One of the key experiments, she explains, will investigate the impact of spaceflight on six varieties of crop seeds.

Commercial spaceflight has rapidly expanded, with private companies looking to harness space resources and build new economies beyond Earth.