BOREALIS Satellite

BOREALIS
Satellite BOREALIS (Biofilm Onboard Radiation Exposure Assessment Lab In Space)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher not launched
Organization Università di Bologna
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Headquarters Italy
Manufacturer AIVT by ?
Operator ?
Partners Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Sapienza University of Rome, Kayser Italia
Oneliner

Evaluating the effects of microgravity and ionizing radiation on microbial biofilms and test the combined effectiveness of radiation protection systems

Description

BOREALIS is a Cubesat scientific mission aimed at: evaluating the effects of microgravity and ionizing radiation on microbial biofilms; test the combined effectiveness of radiation protection systems based on physical shielding and drug treatment; clarify the mechanism of generation of secondary particles with a high dose factor generated by the interaction between the satellite materials and high-energy cosmic radiation.

A multidisciplinary approach will be adopted which envisages the construction of a nanosatellite platform equipped with cells of genetically modified microorganisms, grown in sessile conditions; a scientific payload that allows the execution of biological experiments on cultures of living cells exposed to the space environment and their observation in real time under the epifluorescence microscope; a system of dosimetry and spectrometric analysis of the radiations to which the cells are exposed and of shielding and pharmacological protection of the cells themselves.

The BOREALIS mission will include a phase on a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at 700 km to highlight the effects of microgravity and a second phase at 1100-1600 km to study the effects of a higher orbit radiative environment. This mission therefore aims to provide crucial information for the preparation of future human missions to the Moon and Mars.

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