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Encyclopedia > Biosatellite

A biosatellite is an artificial satellite designed to carry life in space. For example, the Bion series of satellites. A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA) Outer space, also called just space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ...


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The first mission in the Biosatellite series, Biosatellite I, was launched in December 1966.
The planned three-day mission was recalled early because of the threat of a tropical storm in the recovery area, and because of a communication problem between the spacecraft and the tracking systems.
The primary objective of the Biosatellite II mission was to determine if organisms were more, or less, sensitive to ionizing radiation in microgravity than on Earth.
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