Saturday, May 18, 2013

"Bion" by landing near Orenburg meet scientists and seven helicopters - Mail.Ru

aboard biosatellites “Bion-1M” are Mongolian gerbils, mice, geckos, fish, cichlids, a variety of microorganisms, plants and artificial meteorites.

«In search works will involve two AN-12 and AN-26, seven Mi-8 helicopters and two search and recovery vehicles. In addition, the works will involve experts of the Orenburg regional aircraft and rescue base, and the Volga aviation rescue center, “- said the source.

According to him, the intended landing site is located 82 kilometers north of Orenburg, near the village of Buranovo. Estimated landing area is an ellipse length of 180 kilometers and a width of 20 kilometers. He added that the parachute descent module has to open at 07.01 MSK, and the landing itself – 07.12 MSK.

After landing, the unit start to work with them engineers, spun the hatch, and then take out the instruments (which are bio-objects) and transmitted to physicians, and physicians offer these devices, hatches, latches, and removed objects. In the field laboratory animals will be inspected, weighed, some primary, most basic research will be conducted on the spot, said earlier the deputy project scientist Yevgeny Ilyin.

By Sunday evening instruments, animals, plants and micro-organisms on the aircraft will be delivered to Moscow, the Institute of Biomedical Problems, where scientists will immediately begin the study and will guide them through the night, the animals have not yet had time to re-adapt to the ground conditions.

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