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BioSentinel
BioSentinel [NASA Ames]
BioSentinel is a planned nanosat mission by the NASA Ames Research Center project to study the damage radiation causes to living organisms in a deep-space heliocentric orbit.
BioSentinel is build to the 6U CubeSat standard. It will carry multiple cultures of a genetically modified strain of yeast that researchers have manipulated to respond to DNA damage by reproducing. Also on board are a radiation spectrometer and a dosimeter for taking radiation measurements.
BioSentinel is one of 13 cubesats planned to be carried with the Orion EM1 mission into a heliocentric orbit in cis-lunar space on the maiden flight of the SLS (Block 1) iCPS launch vehicle in 2019.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Life science |
| Operator: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Contractors: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ~14 kg |
| Orbit: | Solar orbit |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioSentinel | - | 2020 | CCK LC-39B | SLS (Block 1) iCPS | with Orion EM1, CuSP, LunaH-Map, Lunar-Flashlight, Lunar-IceCube, NEA-Scout, SkyFire, EQUULEUS, OMOTENASHI, ArgoMoon, Cislunar Explorer A, Cislunar Explorer B, CU-E3, Miles |
References:
- Matt Sorgenfrei, NASA Ames Research Center: BioSentinel: Enabling CubeSat-Scale Biological Research Beyond Low Earth Orbit
