Bion 5
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Bion 5 was a Bion satellite
. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5 days.
Organisms studied included:
NSSDC ID: 1979-083A
Other Names
Launch Date/Time: 1979-09-25 at 15:30:00 UTC
On-orbit Dry Mass: 6000 kg
Bion (satellite)
The Bion satellites or Bion space program , also named Biocosmos, were a series of Soviet biosatellites. They were part of the Cosmos satellites....
. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5 days.
Organisms studied included:
- Rattus norvegicus (Wistar rat)
- Coturnix coturnix (Japanese quail)
- Daucus carota (carrot)
NSSDC ID: 1979-083A
Other Names
- Biocosmos 5
- CosmosCosmosIn the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...
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Launch Date/Time: 1979-09-25 at 15:30:00 UTC
On-orbit Dry Mass: 6000 kg
External links
- http://lis.arc.nasa.gov/lis/Programs/Cosmos/Cosmos_1129/Cosmos_1129.html