International Space Station

Algae grown in DMACC biotechnology lab headed to space

NASA is sending Iowa-grown algae from the DMACC Biotechnology Lab to space on the next International Space Station resupply load, Des Moines Area Community College announced today. Julie González, DMACC biology professor and chair of the biotechnology program, will hand-deliver the algae to NASA officials this weekend at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The algae will be delivered to the space station via the SpaceX Falcon 9