Geckos on the “Photon” died from hypothermia – BBC News

Geckos in the spacecraft “Foton-M4″ died from hypothermia. Most likely, the geckos were frozen because of equipment failure, and maintains the required temperature in the box with the animals.

In this case, the death of geckos could occur at any stage of the flight. Currently, the limitations of animal deaths judged by the mummified remains of animals is not possible, the “Interfax”. Most likely, five geckos died about a week ago.

Immediately after the launch from Baikonur on July 19, the satellite “Foton-M4″ did not come into the proper orbit. Moreover, it has lost contact. Communication with biocompanion Russian MCC restored only on 26 July. In this case, the scientists emphasize that the death of animals is not due to the fact that the spacecraft did not come out to the target orbit.

In this case, the Russian experimenters noted the success of the flight, “Photon-M4″ – in complete safety on board “Photon TH “returned to Earth with scientific instruments in the experiment research of adding life to the Earth from space. Without damage passed through the Earth’s atmosphere terrestrial microorganisms deposited on special objects in the form of grooves flecked stones, fastened to the outer surface of the spacecraft. A similar experiment on the satellite “Bion” failed – of scientific equipment melted by passing the dense layers of the atmosphere.

“In contrast to a similar experiment on board the spacecraft,” Bion “, this time it was possible without damage to dismantle all necessary scientific equipment to the outer skin of the spacecraft, “- not without pride, Russian scientists say.

The success of this experiment, speaks in favor of adding life to the Earth from Space – the theory of panspermia.

At the Earth, which is returned to the living fruit fly Drosophila. During the flight test tubes with flies changed four generations of insects. Also in space flight “Bion” were sent silkworm eggs, mushrooms and seeds of higher plants.

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Geckos in the spacecraft” Foton-M4 “died from hypothermia. Most likely, the geckos were frozen because of equipment failure, and maintains the required temperature in the box with the animals.