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Biosatellite 2

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Biosatellite 2

| image = Biosatellite II.png

| image_caption = Drawing of Biosatellite 2.

| image_size =

| mission_type = Bioscience

| operator = NASA{{\}}ARC

| COSPAR_ID = [https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-083B 1967-083B]

| SATCAT = 9236[https://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/1957/INDEX1.HTM 1967-083A - Bios 2]. lib.cas.cz {{in lang|cs}}. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

| mission_duration = 2 days

| spacecraft_type =

| manufacturer = General Electric

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass = {{convert|955|kg|lb}}

| power =

| launch_date = {{start-date|7 September 1967, 22:04:26|timezone=yes}} UTCJonathan McDowell [http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt Launch Log]. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

| launch_rocket = Delta G 475/D51

| launch_site = Cape Canaveral LC-17BMark Wade [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105084440/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/biollite.htm Biosatellite]. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2018-06-14. rp

| launch_contractor =

| landing_date = {{end-date|9 September 1967}}

| landing_site = Hawaii, USA

| orbit_epoch = 7 September 1967NASA GSFC. [https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-083B Biosatellite 2]. NSSDCA. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Low Earth

| orbit_eccentricity = 0.00202

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|286|km|mi}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|313|km|mi}}

| orbit_inclination = 33.5º

| orbit_period = 90.8 minutes

| apsis = gee

}}

File:Biosatellite 2 MSI.jpg

Biosatellite 2, also known as Biosat 2 or Biosatellite B, was the second mission in NASA's Biosatellite program for biological research. It was launched on September 7, 1967, by a Delta G rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.Gunter Dirk Krebs. [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/biosat.htm Biosat 1, 2, 3 (Bios 1, 2, 3)]. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-16-05.

Biosatellite 2 carried 13 biological experiments involving insects, frog eggs, plants and microorganisms. The mission was ended early because of a tropical storm threat in the recovery area and communication problems between the capsule and ground stations. The main objective of the mission was to determine if the radiation sensitivity of living organisms in space is greater or less than on land, for which disposed of a radiation source in front of the capsule.

The satellite is currently the property of the National Air and Space Museum, reference number [https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/satellite-biosatellite-2/nasm_A19731629000 A19731629000]. It is currently on loan to the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

Experiments

  • Effects of Weightlessness on Wheat Seedling Morphogenesis and Histochemistry{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/174|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1020|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Growth Physiology of the Wheat Seedling in Space{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/173|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1096|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Biochemical Changes in the Developing Wheat Seedling in a Weightless State{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/175|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1138|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effect of Sub-gravity on the Dividing Egg of Rana Pipiens{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/182|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1047|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Mutational Response of Habrobracon{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/178|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1079|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Liminal Angle of a Plagiogeotropic Organ{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/185|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1017|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effects of Radiation and Weightlessness on Tribolium Pupae{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/184|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1039|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effects of Weightlessness on Radiation Induced Somatic Dam. in Drosophila Larvae{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/177|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1160|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effects of Space on Radiation-Induced Damage to Reproductive Cells of Drosophila Adults and Pupae{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/193|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1159|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Genetic and Cytologic Studies of Tradescantia Irradiated During Flight{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/176|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1123|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Combined Effects of Weightlessness and Radiation on Inact.+ Mutation in Neurospora{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/179|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1037|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Space Flight Effects + Gamma Radiation Interaction on Growth + Induc.of Bacteria{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/183|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1135|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effect of Weightlessness on Amoeba, Pelomyxa Carolinensis{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/181|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1035B|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}
  • Effects of Weightlessness on the Nutrition and Growth of Pelomyxa carolinensis{{Cite web|url=https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/180|title=LSDA: Experiment - P-1035A|website=lsda.jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-08-06}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://pt.scribd.com/document/51346580/NASA-Facts-Biosatellite-II NASA Facts Biosatellite II]. Scribd

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