BioSentinel Deep-Space Biology CubeSat
BioSentinel is a NASA six-unit CubeSat and the first biological spacecraft to probe interplanetary space. Launched on November 16, 2022 with Artemis I, it flew past the Moon into heliocentric orbit and carries a microfluidic BioSensor for yeast-response experiments plus a TimePix radiation spectrometer; NASA extended the mission to continue collecting deep-space radiation data.
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Identity
- Aliases
- BioSentinelBioSentinel CubeSatArtemis I BioSentinelBioSentinel spacecraft
- Family Name
- BioSentinel
- Full Name
- BioSentinel Deep-Space Biology CubeSat
- Roles
- researchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- BioSentinel is a NASA six-unit CubeSat and the first biological spacecraft to probe interplanetary space. Launched on November 16, 2022 with Artemis I, it flew past the Moon into heliocentric orbit and carries a microfluidic BioSensor for yeast-response experiments plus a TimePix radiation spectrometer; NASA extended the mission to continue collecting deep-space radiation data.
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 08:59:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 19:14:29 UTC