# Startup Planning to Launch IVF and Embryo Incubator Into Space

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/startup-planning-to-launch-ivf-and-embryo-incubator-into-space/
- Published: 2023-09-10T09:30:37-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: SpaceBorn United. Article by Victor Tangermann. Futurism: Neoscope – September 6, 2023. “It’s pretty pointless to spend all those billions of dollars and effort on preparing settlements on Mars if you cannot fix the reproductive challenge.” A Netherlands-based startup called SpaceBorn United is envisioning a distant future in which conceiving and raising a child in space is not only feasible but safe. As such, the company has developed a miniaturized in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo incubator that it hopes to launch into space soon. […] Click here to view original web page at futurism.com