Kris Kimel, co-founder and chairman of Space Tango, a Kentucky business focused on expanding research and commercial manufacturing in migrogravity for Earth applications, shown here at the International Space Station Research & Development Conference in San Francisco in 2018. Credit: Space Tango

SAN FRANCISCO – Space Tango, a Kentucky startup that develops microgravity research platforms, announced plans Oct. 4 to form a subsidiary focused on the plant biology and properties of hemp.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...