Microgravity Research: Development of Microgravity Simulating Platforms and Space Biology Payloads
Chemistry
In line with the Human in Space Program (HSP), spaceflight hardware design for Drosophila experiment was completed, prototype was built and used for validation. Experimental verification tests using Drosophila kidney stone models are in progress.
For assisting in gravitational biology research, development of microgravity simulators were initiated. As part of an MTech project, a Random Positioning Machine was designed, fabricated, and tested for microgravity science experiments. The platform is now being used for conducting of microgravity science experiments using plants and other biological samples.
Sathasivam M, Hosamani R, K Swamy B, K G Sreejalekshmi; Life Sciences in Space Research, 2020, 28:74-86: DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2020.10.001 PMID: 33612182