As part of the experiment, which will be carried out on the basis of the laboratory module “ Science & # 39; & # 39; at MSC, scientists want to breed Japanese quail chicks. Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes about this on Wednesday.
'Science' module promises to become the main platform for experiences in the Russian segment of the station, one of the studies & ndash; check the influence of weightlessness, temperature and radiation on living things. In particular, scientists want to breed Japanese quail chicks under ISS conditions. As the post explains, the experience of the & nbsp; Quail aims to provide products for manned shipments, namely & ndash; receive fresh quail eggs in orbit. & nbsp;
The first such study was undertaken in 1978, but it was not successful. In 1990, at the Mir station eight quails hatched, but they quickly died. And only in 1999, scientists received the result: for the first time in history, living things were born in space, and after living there for several days, three chicks returned to Earth. Today, in the 21st century, biologists have a new opportunity to continue their research.
In addition, the ISS will soon study the evolution of microbes, the conditions of sterility during biotechnology experiments in space, as well as growing lettuce by the conveyor belt method and to create crystals for IR detectors.
Recall that the module of Multifunctional laboratory 'Science' was launched & nbsp; to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Proton-M rocket; July 21. On July 29, the module successfully docked & nbsp; at ISS.
On July 31, the cosmonauts of the ISS & nbsp; have performed & nbsp; a video tour of the new module. & Nbsp;
It should be noted that according to & nbsp; future Science and two other modules under development for the ISS could become the basis for an independent Russian orbital station.