Biosatellite I
Biosatellite I was NASA’s first Biosatellite mission, launched on 1966-12-14 to study biological processes in Earth orbit through a 13-experiment payload spanning developmental biology, plant biology, and radiation effects.
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- Aliases
- Biosatellite IBiosatellite 1Biosatellite A1966-114
- Name
- Biosatellite I
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Biosatellite I was NASA’s first Biosatellite mission, launched on 1966-12-14 to study biological processes in Earth orbit through a 13-experiment payload spanning developmental biology, plant biology, and radiation effects.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Outcome
- Biosatellite I’s retrorocket failed during attempted reentry, so the spacecraft was not recovered and its scientific objectives were not completed; its engineering performance informed the follow-on Biosatellite missions.
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- Start Date
- 1966-12-14
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:22:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:22:34 UTC
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