TIGERS-X / Mission Brief

Mission Brief / 01

TIGERS-X

Thailand Innovative G-force Varied Emulsification Research for Space Exploration

Built in Thailand. Bound for the International Space Station. Designed to Change Medicine.

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Chapter 01 / Premise

A Small Cube That Challenges Gravity

2.5 KG100 × 100 × 200 MM

LOADING PAYLOAD MODEL…

There are moments in science where a simple question quietly breaks an entire assumption.

What if medicine does not have to be made on Earth?

TIGERS-X is not just heading to space. It is testing that question in the only place where the rules of fluid physics fundamentally change. At just 2.5 kilograms, it looks small. But scale in space has never been about size. It is about what assumptions you are willing to remove.

Chapter 02 / Science

Medicine At Its Core

Studying Total Parenteral Nutrition on Low Earth Orbit

Total Parenteral Nutrition, or TPN, is a life-sustaining medical treatment that delivers essential nutrients directly into the bloodstream for patients who cannot use their digestive systems. It contains lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates in a complex emulsion.

On Earth, gravity causes oil-based and water-based phases to separate quickly. This makes long-term stability difficult to study. In microgravity, researchers can observe fluid dynamics and interfacial behavior without the constant distortion of gravity.

Chapter 03 / Environment

Microgravity Is Not The Limitation. It Is The Laboratory.

Space is often described as harsh. But for TIGERS-X, space is a cleaner experimental environment.

Without sedimentation and buoyancy-driven separation, fluids behave differently. Interfaces become easier to observe. Hidden dynamics become visible. The goal is not only to understand medicine in space, but to redesign how complex formulations may be produced on Earth.

Chapter 04 / Implication

Rethinking How Medicine Is Made. Anywhere.

If complex formulations can be mixed reliably without gravity and without human intervention, then pharmaceutical manufacturing can be reimagined.

Instead of centralized, large-scale, resource-heavy systems, TIGERS-X suggests a future of distributed, on-demand, resilient medical production. A future where critical treatments may be produced closer to the patient, with systems designed for precision, accessibility, and autonomy.

Chapter 05 / Operations

Operate Remotely at the Space Station

TIGERS-X is an active communication payload designed to operate with direct telemetry and telecommand between orbit and Earth. Researchers can monitor and control the experiment in near real time without astronaut intervention.

This changes the payload from something simply sent to space into something operated in space.

Active Payload

Operated in space, not just sent there. Telemetry and telecommand link in near real time.

Chapter 06 / Architecture

Secure Connection To The Station

The payload communicates through the International Space Station’s onboard TCP/IP network, linked through Space Applications Services’ ground station in Zaventem, Belgium, and connected to the Bangkok mission control team through a secure internet connection.

This allows the team to receive telemetry and send telecommands to the International Space Station in near real time.

FIG. 05 / Telemetry & Telecommand LinkACTIVE

International Space Station

Columbus Module

ESA / Space Applications Services

Ground Station, Belgium

Mission Control

Bangkok, Thailand

LATENCY ≈ 1.2sTCP/IP · ENCRYPTEDBIDIRECTIONAL

Chapter 07 / Specification

Compact But Powerful

In space engineering, constraint is not a limitation. It is the design language. Every gram, watt, and interface must justify itself.

SPEC 01

Dimension

100 × 100 × 200mm

SPEC 02

Material

Aluminum 7075

SPEC 03

Launch Mass

2.5kg

SPEC 04

Computer

Orange Pi

SPEC 05

Power

18W Peak

SPEC 06

Data Connectivity

Available

Chapter 08 / Heritage

Built By Thai Researchers And Engineers

TIGERS-X represents a full-stack effort developed in Thailand, from system design and hardware integration to testing and mission operations. Using local resources and facilities, the team translated research experience into a flight-ready payload, proving that Thailand can deliver complex space systems end to end.

MADE INThailand🇹🇭

TIGERS-X payload integration and engineering in Thailand

Chapter 09 / Timeline

Mission Timeline

From idea to orbit and back to Earth — the operational beats of TIGERS-X.

T-MINUS · STATUSON TRACK

May 2026

Launch / SpaceX Dragon CRS-34

INTRO 2024

PDR/CDR

ZERO-G

INTEGRATION

DELIVERY

LAUNCH

µG SCIENCE

RETURN

01 / 08
2024
Introduction
The project was initiated following KEETA’s heritage after participating in NASA’s Space Food Challenge project.
MISSION PHASE 01
02 / 08
2024
Design Review
The team passed PDR and CDR and began developing the payload to meet scientific objectives.
MISSION PHASE 02
03 / 08
Nov 2024
Zero-G Flight Test
The experiment was tested on a Zero-G flight as a proof of concept.
MISSION PHASE 03
04 / 08
Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
Integration And Testing
The experiment cube was designed, built, and tested in Thailand using local resources.
MISSION PHASE 04
05 / 08
March 2026
Delivery
The payload was delivered and tested at Space Applications Services in Belgium, with final preparations after handover to ESA and NASA.
MISSION PHASE 05
06 / 08
May 2026
Launch And Installation
The payload will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon CRS-34 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
MISSION PHASE 06
07 / 08
May – June 2026
Station Science Mission
The payload will be installed in the Columbus module and transmit recorded experiment video to the ground station.
MISSION PHASE 07
08 / 08
June 2026 / EOY 2026
Return To Earth
The experiment cube will return to Earth with CRS-34 before the end of 2026.
MISSION PHASE 08

Chapter 10 / Heritage

Laying The Groundwork For The Next Generation In Space

The most important output of TIGERS-X is not only the hardware or the experiment data. It is the knowledge that remains.

Through a comprehensive digital archive and operational knowledge transfer, every lesson learned from design, integration, testing, launch preparation, and mission operation is documented. The goal is to build space heritage so future generations of Thai space engineers will never have to start from zero again.

Open Heritage

The next generation of Thai space engineers will not start from zero again.

Browse Archive

TIGERS-X mission heritage and knowledge archive

Chapter 11 / Closing

A Small Cube. A Giant Step For Thai Space Technology And Healthcare Innovation.

TIGERS-X is not just a payload. It is a transition point.

From isolated experiments to accumulated capability.

From medical research to the future of experiments beyond Earth.

Follow The Mission Press & Media Assets

TIGERS-X · TPN µG-EXPERIMENT · CRS-34END OF MISSION BRIEFINGBANGKOK · BRUSSELS · FLORIDA · ISS

Research Team

Project LeaderWares Chanchareon

Project ManagerPotiwat Ngamkajornwiwat

SecretarySit Kuntinugunetanon

Head of EngineeringSaran Seehanam

Software EngineerThakdanai Sirisomat

Public Affairs OfficerJirasin Aswakool

Public Affairs OfficerChanud Sithipreedanant

ResearcherWarisara Boonrueng

ResearcherRattanawalee Tobsri

ResearcherHein Htet Aung

Supporting Organizations

Design by Nattanon Dungsunenarn

Design and Communication Partner
Spaceth.co

TIGERS-X

A Small Cube That Challenges Gravity

Medicine At Its Core

Microgravity Is Not The Limitation. It Is The Laboratory.

Rethinking How Medicine Is Made. Anywhere.

Operate Remotely at the Space Station

Secure Connection To The Station

Compact But Powerful

Built By Thai Researchers And Engineers

Mission Timeline

Introduction

Design Review

Zero-G Flight Test

Integration And Testing

Delivery

Launch And Installation

Station Science Mission

Return To Earth

Laying The Groundwork For The Next Generation In Space

A Small Cube. A Giant Step For Thai Space Technology And Healthcare Innovation.