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Rachael Wagner, a Husker doctoral student, and Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision founder Shane Farritor chat before the tests began Saturday morning. Virtual Incision successfully performed robotic surgery on the International Space Station. Controlled from the Virtual Incision offices in Lincoln, NE, surgeons cut rubber bands–mimicking surgery–inside a payload box on the International Space Station. February 10, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.