Contract activities on ISS Russian Segment
Experiment BIOKIN 4
Objective:
Develop a biotechnological system for the removal of gaseous and airborne contaminants originating in confined atmospheres.
Task:
Compare bacteria parameters in lag phase, degradation rate and biomass yield between space and ground experiments.
Science Hardware Used:
- KUBIK incubator with BIK containers (8);
- Soft pouch for return of BIK containers.
Experiment Results:
BIK return containers.
Expected Results:
- Test the hypothesis that altered bacterial cell growth in microgravity is the result of absence of differential sedimentation
of cells and excreted intermediate metabolites
- Determine growth parameters and second to measure growth parameters of Xanthobacter autotrophicus, a candidate bacteria for use in a biological air filter.