BioSentinel @ Nanosats Database

Name	BioSentinel
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	Operational (Update on official NASA page from 2022-12-19 as of 2022-12-24)
Launched	2022-11-16
NORAD ID	? (Not yet catalogued and tracked?)
Deployer	CSD (Canisterized Satellite Dispenser) [Planetary Systems Corporation]
Launcher	SLS (Space Launch System) (Artemis-1)
Organisation	NASA Ames Research Center
Institution	Space agency
Entity	Government (Civil / Military)
Nation	US
Oneliner	Developing deep space CubeSat technologies and radiation biosensor to gauge DNA damage and repair beyond LEO.
Description	Radiation Biosensor to Gauge DNA Damage and Repair Beyond Low Earth Orbit. • Develop a deep space nanosat capability • Develop a radiation biosensor useful for other missions • Define & validate SLS secondary payload interfaces and accommodations for a biological payload * Linear Energy Transfer (LET) Spectrometer * Total Ionizing Dose (TID) Dosimeter * Quantify DNA damage from space radiation environment. Correlate biologic response with – Linear Energy Transfer (LET) and Total Ionizing Dose (TID) data. Yeast assay uses microfluidic arrays to monitor for DSBs.
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Keywords	Propulsion, Beyond Earth orbit