Date: Jun 22, 2015 Source: SBIR.gov (
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What is the best way to send chicken embryos into space? Eighth grade student John Vellinger asked himself this very question and soon started building a science fair project to find the answer.
This project would not only gain the attention of NASA, but would spawn a company that continues to bring cutting edge solutions to the world of space travel.
Vellinger, who would eventually become the Co-Founder of Techshot, entered his concept of a space-based incubator capable of caring for growing chicken embryos, and took home the top prize.
Since that fateful science fair project over 30 years ago, the Indiana-based company has been developing complex payloads for microgravity research professionals.
Techshot devices have flown aboard parabolic-flight aircraft, sub-orbital rockets, space shuttles, the SpaceX Dragon and are currently in use at the International Space Station (ISS).
