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BIOSTACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Biostack is made up of cylindrical containers with layers of dormant biological objects, such as seeds, interleaved with sheets of light or radiation particle detectors. The biological objects identify the biological damage of light or radiation, while the detector sheets map the location of the hit and the size of light particles.

OBS

Biostack: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

Biostack; système biostack : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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