The O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) nanosatellite is the first science demonstration spacecraft and flight mission of the NASA Astrobiology Small- Payloads Program (ASP). O/OREOS was launched successfully on November 19, 2010, to a high-inclination (72°), 650-km Earth orbit aboard a US Air Force Minotaur IV rocket from Kodiak, Alaska. O/OREOS consists of 3 conjoined cubesat (each 1000 cu.cm) modules: (i) a control bus, (ii) the Space Environment Survivability of Living Organisms (SESLO) experiment, and (iii) the Space Environment Viability of Organics (SEVO) experiment. Among the innovative aspects of the O/OREOS mission are a real-time analysis of the photostability of organics and biomarkers and the collection of data on the survival and metabolic activity for micro-organisms at 3 times during the 6-month mission. We will report on the spacecraft characteristics, payload capabilities and first operational phase of the O/OREOS mission. The science and technology rationale of O/OREOS supports NASA’s scientific exploration program by investigating the local space environment as well as space biology relevant to Moon and Mars missions. It also serves as precursor for experiments on small satellites, the International Space Station (ISS), future free-flyers and lunar surface exposure facilities.


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    Titel :

    The O/OREOS Mission - Astrobiology in Low Earth Orbit


    Beteiligte:
    Ehrenfreund, P. (Autor:in) / Ricco, A.J. (Autor:in) / Squires, D. (Autor:in) / Kitts, C. (Autor:in) / Agasid, E. (Autor:in) / Bramall, N. (Autor:in) / Bryson, K. (Autor:in) / Chittenden, J. (Autor:in) / Conley, C. (Autor:in) / Cook, A. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    IAA Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference ; 2011 ; Laurel, MA, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011-06-21


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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