He may have seen more than a hundred sunrise and sunset from the classroom, but for the Indian astronaut Shubhinhu Shukla, the first eight days at the International Space Station (ISS) has been a tornado of scientific discovery.While six of the seven ISRO-ninth experiments are running, tardigrade or “water beer” that travels up to about 400 km from Earth from Bangalore from Bangalore, has fulfilled its purpose in space.Shaks, who kicked their scientific experiments with myogenesis – to check the biological routes behind the decline of skeletal muscles in the microgravity inside the life science glovebox, marked their first week in the classroom by completing their first week’s study on tardigrade or “water bear”.ISRO confirmed, “Shukla has successfully completed the microgravity experiment by incorporating tardigrade on ISS.” The next step will be to analyze the data obtained from the experiments conducted by the shocks for the leading investigators.The study focused on the existence, revival and reproductive behavior of tardigrades in space. This will provide valuable insight into the underlying biological mechanisms, which is leading to the flexibility of extremist organisms in the microgravity environment and is particularly possible on Earth in the field of therapeutic, ”ISRO confirmed.
Bengaluru “Water Bear”
The water bear in ISS was studied in the user Tardigrades designed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC).The team in the Biochemist Sandeep Eswarappa and IISC, who studied Tardigrades for more than five years, discovered a paramacrobiotus species with a surprisingly defense: when exposure to the malignant merciless, flexible micro -organisms that have survived the five masses. Naturally absorbs blue flores.This was the first direct experimental evidence of photoprotective fluorescence in any organism. And, this is the ‘Bengaluru tension’ of Tardigrade which is swept away in the ISS with Shaks.
Other uses
As part of the Axiom-4 (AX-4) mission, the first eight days of the class in the orbit are not only defined by the spectacle, but also a series of complex biological checks that can change both future space missions and life on earth.On the other hand, myogenesis is progressing with the study, using the experiment protocol with planned intervention and recording of comments. In parallel, other Indian experiments are underway to study selected strains of microalgies and cyanobacteria under space conditions, regenerative life support systems and research on the nutrition of crew.“The human research study as part of the electronic shows the daily software-based cognitive and interface assessment. The study aims to optimize the conversation of the crew with a digital system in the unique environment of space, ”ISRO said.One day before the well -worthy “Rest Day”, after completing his half their migration in the ISS, he began documenting the progression of the development of cyanobacteria, analyzing another ISRO -leading study of another ISRO, analyzing how photosynthesis bacteria behave in space. These shorter organisms can one day the spine of life support systems on long -term missions, helping carbon dioxide in oxygen and help in regeneration of water.Shocks also helped deploy and manage samples for space microlega examination – a more study with heavy ability. Microelgies, which are already valuable on Earth for their rapid growth and nutritional materials, are being cultivated in the orbit, how to affect their metabolism, genetic activity and biomass yield to see how microgravity. These hardy organisms can serve as future spacefare food, fuel or even drug sources.
