ESA - Mission Odissea - F. De Winne - english

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Biology Microbiology Cardioscience / Cogniscience Human physiology Physical science Physical science in the MSG Earth monitoring Educational Ground investigations

Odissea Mission

What is Odissea?Mission facts

Experiments in space

History of Baikonur B.USOC

Meet the crew

Frank De Winne Sergei Zaletin Yuri Lonchakov Aleksandr Lazutkin Expedition Five

Frequently Asked Questions

Being an astronaut Training for the mission The Odissea mission The International Space Station The future

Odissea Gallery

Image Gallery Video Gallery

LIVE mission coverage

ESA TV satellite coverage


Frank De Winne will be the first ESA astronaut to use the newly installed Microgravity Science Glovebox facility

Experiments in space

The experiments that are being prepared for Frank De Winne's Odissea mission to the International Space Station can be summarized as follows:

Biology

Vitamin D:
Characterization of the effect of weightlessness on the mechanism of action of Vitamin D on osteoblasts.
[ Presentation Vitamin D ]
Rho signalling:
Signalling through Rho GTPases.
[ Presentation Rho signalling ]
Ramiros:
Cosmic radiation and microgravity related oxidative stress.
[ Presentation Ramiros ]

Microbiology

Message:
Effects of microgravity on bacterial gene expression with special attention to genes involved in the response to stress, in motility (flagella) and in genetic rearrangements.
[ Presentation Message ]

Cardioscience / Cogniscience

Cardiocog:
Effects of microgravity on cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and the stress, cognition and physiological response during spaceflight.
[ Presentation Cardiocog ]
Neurocog:
Directed Attention Brain Potential in virtual 3-D space in weightlessness.

Human physiology

Sympatho:
Sympathoadrenal activity during spaceflight.
Virus:
Monitoring latent virus reactivation and shedding in astronauts.
Sleep:
Sleep-wake actigraphy and light exposure during spaceflight.

Physical science

GCF:
Protein crystallization in the Granada Crystallisation Facility.
[ Presentation GCF ]
Zeogrid:
Study of the structure and morphology of Zeogrids obtained under microgravity conditions.
[ Presentation Zeogrid ]

Physical science in the MSG

DCCO (*)
Diffusion Coefficients in Crude Oils.
[ Presentation DCCO ]
Nanoslab (*)
Study of aggregation mechanism and kinetics of ZSM-5 and Silicate-1 nanaslabs into ZSM-5/Silicate-1 hybrid phases under microgravity conditions.
[ Presentation Nanoslab ]
Promiss (*)
Protein crystal growth monitoring by digital holographic microscope.
[ Presentation Promiss ]
Cosmic (*)
Combustion synthesis under microgravity conditions.
[ Presentation Cosmic ]

Earth monitoring

LSO
Study of optical radiation in the ionosphere of Earth related to thunder activity and seismic processes.

Educational

Video
Video shooting of simple physical phenomena demonstration and broadcast to students.
ARISS
Radio-amateur contact between astronaut and students.

Ground investigations

Chromosomes
Chromosomal aberrations in blood lymphocytes of astronauts.
[ Presentation Chromosomes ]
Xenon-1
Effect of microgravity on the peripheral veno-articular reflex in humans.
[ Presentation Xenon-1 ]
Aorta
Physiological parameters that predict orthostatic intolerance after spaceflight.
[ Presentation Aorta ]

(*) These experiments will be conducted within ESA's Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) facility which was installed on the International Space Station in June 2002.

Last update: 6 May 2004

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