# Mayo Clinic

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-14**: First in-orbit medical X-ray — A crewmember aboard a commercial spaceflight captures a diagnostic hand radiograph on day L+1, confirming that diagnostic imaging is possible in sustained orbital microgravity.
- **2022**: Parabolic flight test — Dr. Gifford's team successfully obtains a digital X-ray of a hand in microgravity during a parabolic flight, proving the feasibility of portable X-ray in weightlessness.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### First X-ray in space closes 40-year ultrasound gap on ISS and beyond
2026-07-20 02:38:10 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

A portable X-ray device has been used to capture diagnostic images in orbit for the first time, breaking a decades-long reliance on ultrasound alone. The test paves the way for better medical care and equipment inspection on long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/first-x-ray-in-space-40-year-ultrasound-gap

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