Life Science in Space: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite

This book presents the life science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th 2016 and recovered on April 18th 2016. It covers 10 scientific projects in radiation biology, gravitational biology and biotechnology that were selected from ~100 proposals from various institutions in China and around the world. Primarily exploring the rhythm of life in a space microgravity environment, all of the experiments – conducted on nine payloads of the SJ-10 satellite – have never been previously conducted in the respective fields. In addition, the book provides extensive information on the mission’s execution, data collection, and scientific outcomes.

Enkui DUAN: Professor of Reproductive Biology at the Institute of Zoology, CAS, Deputy Chief Designer of application systems, SJ-10 satellite engineering. His current interests focus on embryo implantation, stem cell biology, tsRNA in sperm, and stem cell differentiation /embryo development under microgravity.

Mian LONG: Professor of Biomechanics at the Institute of Mechanics of CAS, and Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. His current interests focus on biomechanics of protein-protein interactions, cellular and subcellular mechanobiology, and cellular and molecular bioengineering under microgravity.