“Thai Liquid Crystal Experiment Rockets to the ISS”

“Thai Liquid Crystal Experiment Rockets to the ISS”

Thailand has launched its first-ever research payload to the International Space Station, namely the ‘Thailand Liquid Crystal in Space’ (TLC) project, which will investigate how liquid crystals behave in microgravity. The experiment was developed by scientists from Kasetsart University and GISTDA, working in collaboration with NASA. It’s designed to run for three months aboard the ISS, after which the data and the payload will return for analysis in Thailand. Researchers hope results will have technological applications back on Earth, potentially improving display technologies like LCDs. The launch is being seen as a major milestone that boosts Thailand’s scientific prestige and opens doors for future space research collaborations.