First X-ray in Space

On April 1, a very special image was published on platform X (https://x.com/satofishi/status/1907286344168276215): the crew of the Fram2 space mission apparently performed the first medical X-ray in space – using our software dicomPACS^®DX-R.

The image was taken on the second day of the mission, when the crew – as they wrote – “took a few X-rays after breakfast.” What might sound like an April Fool’s joke is in fact a major milestone in medical history.

The image intentionally recalls the very first X-ray ever: Wilhelm Röntgen’s famous X-ray of his wife Anna Bertha’s hand from 1895. Only this new image was captured about 400 kilometers above Earth.

The Fram2 mission conducts over 20 scientific experiments, including tests with an ultra-portable X-ray system. That our software solution works reliably even under weightless conditions fills us with pride – and demonstrates once again how flexible and powerful dicomPACS^®DX-R is.

dicomPACS^®DX-R – designed for use on Earth. Tested in space.