A collaboration of NASA Ames Research Center, industry, and local universities is developing a fully-automated, miniaturized spaceflight system that provides life support and nutrient delivery, and performs assays for genetic changes E. coli. Flying multiple missions as a secondary payload using this low-cost approach will lead to better understanding of the biological effects of the spaceflight environment, particularly space radiation and reduced gravity, enabling countermeasure development, which is a critical need for safe long-duration crewed space missions and safe space tourism.

Santa Clara University: GeneSat-1 Mission Dashboard

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January 3, 2007: Mission Status Report

December 31, 2006: Mission Status Report

December 30, 2006: Mission Status Report

December 29, 2006: Mission Status Report

December 27-28, 2006: Severe Winds

December 23-26, 2006: Happy Holidays

December 22, 2006: Mission Status Report

December 21, 2006: Mission Status Report

December 20, 2006 Status Report:

Three contacts were executed today at ~0345, 0525, and 0700 PST. As with yesterday, the data retrieved during these contacts allowed the complete biological growth curves over the past 24 hours to be downloaded at an acceptable resolution level for biological analysis. The operations team estimates that we are more than a week ahead of schedule in terms of our data download requirements for this phase of the mission.

December 19, 2006 GeneSat Mission Status:

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December 18, 2006 GeneSat Status:

6:26 AM
ALL systems are functioning normally and we have full two-way radio control. It has been verified that we are collecting experiment data.

5:42 AM
GeneSat-1 Biology Experiment Start command issued ~ 4 AM (2nd pass of the nite/morning). Housekeeping data from 3rd (current pass 5:30 AM) indicate payload data being generated, thus in operation per command. Biology Experiment should begin in about 20 minutes (after heaters warm in to operating temp and geneSat emerges from Solar Eclipse). We should have good indication initial experiment data after 7 AM pass (4th of nite).

December 17, 2006 GeneSat Status:

NASA'S ORBITING GENESAT-1 RADIOS DATA TO TEAM ON EARTH

GeneSat Successfully Launched Dec. 16, 2006 at 4 AM PST (7 AM EST) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA.

NASA'S GENESAT-1 REACHES ORBIT ON AIR FORCE ROCKET