Microorganisms that will go into space
This is the first stage of the Artemis mission. NASA has a very particular project. It will send nanosatellites with microorganisms on board. What for? To examine human survival in outer space. That’s what the microorganisms that will go into space will do.
Releasing microorganisms
Artemis I is the name of the first unmanned mission to the Moon. The U.S. space agency will carry it out in a few days. They will launch the gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion docked capsule. When? Next August 29, September 2 and September 5.
Orion will carry BioSentinel, a cereal box-sized satellite, inside. Once on the Moon, it will launch 10 payloads of microorganisms. This is no small feat. This is the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. What is the mission of the microorganisms that will go into space? NASA information explains that they want to discover the real risks of exposure to space radiation.
“The satellite will travel into deep space aboard the rocket. It will then go beyond the Moon in the direction of the Sun’s orbit. How will the experiments begin? They will activate two strains of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to grow in space. The mission will last between six and twelve months.
Response to radiation
BioSentinel works through a “biosensor.” It is a miniature biotechnology laboratory set up to study living yeast cells. And their response to long-term exposure to space radiation waves.
“A backup array will be activated if the satellite encounters solar particle action. We want to know if a solar storm is serious for the health of future deep space explorers.” If the Artemis I mission ends successfully, NASA will plan to launch Artemis II. The mission will be manned, but the astronauts will not leave the spacecraft. Artemis III will follow. The trip that plans to take the first woman and the first African-American person to the Moon.
