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NASA's Biosentinel Mission: Lessons Learned and What's NextIn the last two years, two BioSentinel payloads were launched to space. The ISS mission launched in December 2021, and returned to the ground in August 2022 after successfully completing eight biological experiments while validating the different instruments. On the other hand, the deep space mission launched onboard Artemis I in November 2022, and is currently in a heliocentric orbit over 20 million kilometers away from the Earth. Even though all hardware subsystems were validated in deep space, the microfluidic subsystems experienced anomalies throughout the initial 6-month mission. The main goals of this presentation are (1) to present flight data from the deep space payload, including biology, fluidics, electronics, data processing, and mission operations, and (2) to discuss the lessons learned – what worked and what did not – from this unique complex mission, and how these lessons are aiding in the development of the Lunar Exploration Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) mission, launching to the lunar surface on a commercial lander in 2026.

As of the writing of this abstract, the satellite continues to work nominally, communicating to Earth via the Deep Space Network (DSN) twice per week. Importantly, the mission received and extension to continue recording data on the deep space radiation environment on its way to solar maximum (i.e., higher probability of solar particle events). BioSentinel is supported by NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).
Document ID
20230015825
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Sergio R Santa Maria
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Date Acquired
November 2, 2023
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Annual Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Country: US
Start Date: November 14, 2023
End Date: November 18, 2023
Sponsors: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 207022.05.02.01.04.01.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
Single Expert
Keywords
BioSentinel
Space radiation
Biosensors
Space Biology
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