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Spaceflight Procedures and Operations Utilized During the Seedling Growth Experiments
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Vandenbrink, Joshua P. Kiss, John Z. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Spaceflight experiments offer a unique environment for fundamental research in biology. Utilization of microgravity environments has provided insights into how plants and animals perceive and respond to gravity, or the lack thereof. However, performing spaceflight experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) require years of planning and testing before execution. Development of the experimental timeline and programming of experimental equipment, testing hardware for biocompatibility, planning the logistics of sending samples to NASA or ESA centers for testing, as well as launching samples to the ISS are a few of the complex steps preceding the experiment. In this paper, using the Seedling Growth-2 spaceflight experiment as an example, we will cover the entire timeline leading up to a flight experiment. These events include the Schedule Test, the Operations and Validations Test, the Flight Build and Experiment, as well as the post-flight sample processing. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://gravitationalandspacebiology.org/index.php/journal/article/download/748/765 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
