MOSCOW, A Russian-owned capsule contains 45 rats and 15 newts and a number of other small animals, Sunday (05/19/2013), returning from orbit after a month of being in outer space. The mission is to prepare the Russian manned space mission to fly to Mars.
Russian Space Mission superintendent was quoted as saying by AFP news agency reported, Bion-M capsule landed gently with a parachute landing system in the Orenburg region, about 1,200 kilometers southeast of the capital city of Moscow. Inside the capsule, in addition to rat and newts, snails and plants are also there as well as microscopic plants. "This is the first time capsule brings some animals into space for so long," said Vladimir Sychov, researcher at the Institute of Medical Science and Biology Russia.
However, the Russian government television said, all of these animals no survivors presumed dead. However, no details of the cause of death was given. Head of Department of Research Progress Space Center, The TsSKB, Valery Abrashkin confirmed, the mission that began in April aimed at studying how animals adapt to the body's state of weightlessness. "So how the body organism can survive for long space missions," he said.
This space mission won praise from the Government of the Russian media as an experimental mission is unique because no other country is doing so. French National Space Centre (CNES) confirmed, 15 of 45 mice who took part in the Russian mission was supplied from the French lab who work together in this study. The mission is to try to measure the ability of the human body and see the face of weightlessness. The possibility of a similar mission with a number of animals will also be back next year.
This experiment confirms the designer, this test is mainly focused on the impact mikrograviti on bone and the nervous system of organisms and cardiac muscle. The animal was placed in a special box that opens automatically when it reaches orbit and closed again so back to the earth. Inside the capsule was also installed dozens of counter and many other scientific bodies. A number of the equipment was placed outside the capsule to measure radiation levels. This capsule at an altitude of 575 kilometers from the earth's surface.
Russia has a target to fly to Mars in 2030 and it is possible that they have a base on the moon and then fly to the planet Mars which is also known as the "Red Planet". However, recent Russian space missions failed, including research satellites to be sent to observe the moons of Mars last year.
Russian Space Mission superintendent was quoted as saying by AFP news agency reported, Bion-M capsule landed gently with a parachute landing system in the Orenburg region, about 1,200 kilometers southeast of the capital city of Moscow. Inside the capsule, in addition to rat and newts, snails and plants are also there as well as microscopic plants. "This is the first time capsule brings some animals into space for so long," said Vladimir Sychov, researcher at the Institute of Medical Science and Biology Russia.
However, the Russian government television said, all of these animals no survivors presumed dead. However, no details of the cause of death was given. Head of Department of Research Progress Space Center, The TsSKB, Valery Abrashkin confirmed, the mission that began in April aimed at studying how animals adapt to the body's state of weightlessness. "So how the body organism can survive for long space missions," he said.
This space mission won praise from the Government of the Russian media as an experimental mission is unique because no other country is doing so. French National Space Centre (CNES) confirmed, 15 of 45 mice who took part in the Russian mission was supplied from the French lab who work together in this study. The mission is to try to measure the ability of the human body and see the face of weightlessness. The possibility of a similar mission with a number of animals will also be back next year.
This experiment confirms the designer, this test is mainly focused on the impact mikrograviti on bone and the nervous system of organisms and cardiac muscle. The animal was placed in a special box that opens automatically when it reaches orbit and closed again so back to the earth. Inside the capsule was also installed dozens of counter and many other scientific bodies. A number of the equipment was placed outside the capsule to measure radiation levels. This capsule at an altitude of 575 kilometers from the earth's surface.
Russia has a target to fly to Mars in 2030 and it is possible that they have a base on the moon and then fly to the planet Mars which is also known as the "Red Planet". However, recent Russian space missions failed, including research satellites to be sent to observe the moons of Mars last year.