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This page in a nutshell: A biosatellite is a recoverable spacecraft designed for the study of the effects of cosmic radiation, weightlessness, etc. on terrestrial forms of life in space. |
A biosatellite is an artificial satellite built to carry plants or animals in outer space. They are used to research the effects of space (cosmic radiation, weightlessness, etc.) on biological matter while in orbit around a celestial body. Some popular biosatellites are; The Bion series of satellites, Biosatellites One, Two, and Three, The Mars Gravity Biosatellite, and the Orbiting Frog Otolith
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Biosatellite One and Two were the first biosatellites ever to be launched. They contained samples of wheat seedlings; which were grown in space, young Yolo Wonder bell peppers, common American leopard frog eggs, and giant multinucleate amoeba . They were successfully launched into space by a Delta G rocket. Biosatellite Two was successfully recovered by NASA and studied, but Biosatellite One was not recovered because its afterburners did not engage and it burnt on reentry.
[edit] See also
- Animals In space
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