EXPOSE-R2 on the International Space Station (2014-2016): Results from the PSS and BOSS Astrobiology Experiments

Astrobiology
Hervé Cottin, Petra Rettberg

Abstract

EXPOSE facilities were ESA multiuser facilities mounted outside the International Space Station for astrobiology experiments. Between 2008 and 2016, three series of experiments were conducted involving chemical and biological samples to test their resistance and evolution in the space environment in low Earth orbit. In this Astrobiology special collection, results from two experiments of the EXPOSE-R2 campaign (2014-2016) are presented: Biofilm Organisms Surfing Space (BOSS) relating to biology and Photochemistry on the Space Station (PSS) dealing with astrochemistry.

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Jun 12, 2012·Astrobiology·Elke RabbowGuenther Reitz
Sep 2, 2017·Frontiers in Microbiology·Elke RabbowRainer Willnecker
Feb 12, 2019·Astrobiology·Jean-Pierre de VeraLaura Zucconi

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Jan 10, 2020·Journal of Phycology·Veronica MalavasiGiacomo Cao

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
ISS
biochips

Software Mentioned

EXPOSE
R

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