Garatea-L
Name Garatéa-L (Garatea-L)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status not launched, expected in 2024
Launcher PSLV
Organization Airvantis
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation Brazil
Partners University of São Paulo, UK Space Agency, ESA (European Space Agency)
Oneliner

Study the effects of the microgravity environment on different life forms.

Description

3 major scientific experiments in astrobiology, space medicine and one to make a milt-zone imaging of the lunar surface. Study the effects of the microgravity environment on different life forms. Gauge the impact of deep space, high radiation, low gravity and extreme temperature fluctuations on extremophiles. Study the effects of various colonies of living microorganisms, molecules and human cells that will be on board the satellite and exposed to radiation for several months.

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Keywords Beyond Earth orbit

Last modified: 2023-12-15

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