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Studying Cell Physiology and Motility under Microgravitational Influence - Results of the FORAREX Mission on REXUS 25
conference contribution
posted on 2020-07-14, 11:11 authored by Greta Sondej, Nils Kunst, Christoph Kulmann, Scarlett Gac Cáceres, Diren Senger, Claudia Bruhn, Katrin Hättig, Sebastian Gfellner, Kay Menkens-Siemers, Niklas Kipry, Daniel Ripberger, Jan Blumenkamp, Steffen Lohmann, Johanna HartmannThe student project “FORAminifera Rocket
EXperiment” (FORAREX) was developed and conducted within
the student educational programme REXUS/BEXUS. Focus of
this investigation was the cellular response of foraminifera to
microgravity and the exceptional physical stress during rocket
launch, e.g., vibration and acceleration. Further the launch
impact on the shell building capacity of foraminifera was
examined. For cultivating purposes, a life-support-system with a
flow cell as observation chamber was built. Monitoring vitality
and calcification was conducted with sensors measuring pH,
oxygen and temperature of the sea water. FORAREX launched
in March 2019 on the sounding rocket REXUS 25 on a nominal
flight.
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Citation
Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, 2019, pp. 234-238Source
3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, September 16-18, 2019, Leicester, United KingdomVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
