USED SCIENCE HARDWARE:
Each FPA set has six FPA biocontainers. FPA compartments (chambers)
are filled with bacteria suspension, medium and fixative. Chamber A is
filled with microbe culture (E. Cloacae and Acinetobacter
baumanii), chamber B is filled with medium (Brucella broth or
Mueller-Hinton broth), and chamber C contains fixative (RNA-Later).
- HOBO temperature data recorder
HOBO is an autonomous temperature recorder, powered by a small
internal battery and storing data in non-volatile memory.
- KUBIK AMBER Incubator
Will be used to perform the experiment and store experiment samples
until their return to the ground.
CREW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT:
- Digital camera Nikon D2X;
- Laptop A31P.
Investigate the effects of spaceflight on growth kinetics and
mutation processes in bacterial cells, and effects on minimum inhibiting
medicine concentration for various kinds of bacteria.
Investigate the effect of microgravity and space radiation on
E.Cloacae and Acinetobacter baumanii
cells (static gram-negative bacillus).
Exposed bacterial cell cultures and accompanying photo information
on a flash card.