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- Title
The BIOSATELLITE II Mission.
- Authors
Wilson, Charles A.
- Abstract
The article presents information on the U.S. Biosatellite II mission from September 7 to 9, 1967. The objectives of the mission was to examine the influence of microgravity on the growth, form, development, morphology and biochemistry of a selected group of organisms. The mission is considered the first major effort in the U.S. to exploit the excellent opportunity offered by Earth-orbital missions to obtain a better understanding of basic biological processes in space and on Earth. The success of the mission prompted preparations for other tests.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ARTIFICIAL satellites in biology; SPACE biology; REDUCED gravity environments; BIOCHEMISTRY; ORBITAL mechanics; EARTH (Planet)
- Publication
BioScience, 1968, Vol 18, Issue 6, p549
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1294297