Biokapsula satellite “Foton-M4″ with the fruit fly Drosophila, silkworm eggs, mushrooms and seeds of higher plants landed on Monday, 1st September, in the Orenburg region. However, the return from space travel was not all. All five geckos that were
on board the vehicle were killed. At the same time, scientists have seen them already partially mummified.
As the “Interfax” the source, who took part in securing landing system, is currently the cause of death established. To investigate the death of geckos Roscosmos appoint an emergency committee, said the official.
“Talking about the preliminary causes of death of geckos is too early, however, it is safe to say that they died at least a week before planting, as their bodies had partially mummified”, – told Itar-Tass representative of the Institute of Medical -biologichesikh Problems of RAS.
The unit itself has safely returned to Earth in scheduled time – 13:18 Moscow time, the official website of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos).
Planting unit said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. “Foton-M” and his merry crew returned to Earth, “- wrote in his microblog in Twitter official who oversees the government defense, the defense industry, as well as nuclear and space industries.
After landing small space travelers removed from the capsules. Unlike geckos, according to a source, “Interfax”, flies feel fine.
biocompanion “Foton-M4″ was launched into Earth orbit from Baikonur on July 19 . The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. spacecraft had to spend two months in orbit, but soon after its launch in touch with him was lost . Recover it was only after almost a week – on 26 July. After repeated losses communication state commission decided to put the device ahead of schedule.
During the flight into space on the unit were several biological objects: five geckos fly Drosophila, the seeds of plants and microorganisms. Biological part of the mission “Photon-M4″ included has eight experiments. Experiment with geckos sought input from them offspring. Because of this, many English-speaking users on the network called “Foton-M”, “sex companion.”
Spacecraft “Foton-M4″ is designed for microgravity experiments, providing reception of new knowledge on the physics of weightlessness and the refinement of manufacturing processes of semiconductor materials, biomedical products with improved performance, as well as conducting biological and biotechnological research .
The mass of the satellite was 6840 kg, the mass of scientific equipment – up to 850 kg (600 kg lander inside and outside 250 kg). The average height of the orbit “Foton-M” N4 was 575 km, which is higher than the average height of the orbit of the International Space Station.
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