Space experiments

 

Rotifer-B1

Determine the effects of spaceflight on gene expression by studying Rotifer A. vaga organisms in microgravity

 

MicroAge

Understanding of the role muscle environment plays in muscle loss in microgravity and ageing subjects

 

Worms in Space: Molecular Muscle 2

Incubate C. elegans larvae in microgravity to determine the molecular causes of muscle abnormalities during spaceflight

 

GENESISS

Finding out the resilience of different species of seeds to the harsh conditions of space to support future human space exploration

 

KIC-Cam

A COTS-based camera system integrated with a multi-well bioreactor within a 1U space-grade standard container
 

  

Phase A/B studies

 

 

MAGB

Study how microbes respond to microgravity using ‘magnetotactic’ bacteria

 

Motile

Motile and non-motile strains of Escherichia coli in space to study differences in their growth and biochemistry

 

Icy-Grains

Study the aggregation of ice particles in microgravity to understand the earliest stages of icy planetesimal formation
 

 

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