BioSigN: A space experiment on the ISS as preparation for insitu life detection missions and habitability studies
| Title: | BioSigN: A space experiment on the ISS as preparation for insitu life detection missions and habitability studies |
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| Authors: | de Vera, Jean Pierre Paul; Baqué, Mickael; Böttger, Ute; Helbert, Jörn; Sohl, Frank; Lorek, Andreas; Elsaesser, Andreas; Wagner, Dirk; Berger, Thomas; Möller, Ralf; Lasch, Peter; Heisig, Peter; Heisig, Anke; Billi, Daniela; Onofri, Silvano; Selbmann, Laura; Zucconi, Laura; Cavalazzi, Barbara; Westall, Frances; Foucher, Frédéric; de la Torre, Rosa; Frias, Jesus M.; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Barh, Debmalya; Cockell, Charles S.; Braun, Markus; Rabbow, Elke; Schulze-Makuch, Dirk; Walther-Antonio, Marina; Axmann, Ilka Maria; Foing, Bernard; Coutinho de Almeida, Rodrigo; Kozyrovska, Natalia; Kolodziejczyk, Agata Maria; Brucato, John R.; Purser, Autun; Maturilli, Alessandro; Adeli, Solmaz; Bredehöft, Jan; Verseux, Cyprien; Waldmann, Christoph; Postberg, Frank; Khawaja, Nozair; Cassaro, Alessia; Strasdeit, Henry; Pacelli, Claudia; Uhl, Tadeusz; Gehringer, Michelle; Klenner, Fabian; Neto, Aristóteles Góes; Azevedo, Vasco |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library |
| Subject Terms: | Nutzerzentrum für Weltraumexperimente (MUSC); Weltrauminstrumente; Planetenphysik; Raumfahrtmanagement; Planetare Labore |
| Description: | BioSigN (BioSignatues and habitable Niches)is a space experiment supported by ESA and foreseen to be performed in Low Earth Orbit. The main objective of BioSigN is to support and prepare future planetary exploration missions to Mars, Enceladus, Europa and/or Titan by conducting exposure experiments on the ISS. To maximize the scientific output, the outcome of BioSigN will be connected to the results obtained on ground from recent and up-coming planetary analogue field site studies and planetary simulation facilities. The BioSigN project is conceived to achieve three central objectives: • To analyse to what extent selected organisms and (micro-)fossils acquired from planetary/Marsanalogue field sites can survive/outlast the conditions of space exposure; • To evaluate by the obtained results the habitability of present/past Mars and of the icy ocean worlds in the solar system. • To test the (in)stability of a particular set of bio-molecules when exposed to space and Mars-like conditions, and to investigate their mechanisms of resistance or degradation as well as analysing if they are still detectable by the commonly used life detection methods; To reach these goals, the test samples will be exposed to space vacuum and space radiation, approaching icy-moon specific or planet-specific gaseous and solar environments. |
| Document Type: | conference object |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | https://elib.dlr.de/209364/1/de%20Vera_oral_35656.pdf; de Vera, Jean Pierre Paul und Baqué, Mickael und Böttger, Ute und Helbert, Jörn und Sohl, Frank und Lorek, Andreas und Elsaesser, Andreas und Wagner, Dirk und Berger, Thomas und Möller, Ralf und Lasch, Peter und Heisig, Peter und Heisig, Anke und Billi, Daniela und Onofri, Silvano und Selbmann, Laura und Zucconi, Laura und Cavalazzi, Barbara und Westall, Frances und Foucher, Frédéric und de la Torre, Rosa und Frias, Jesus M. und Olsson-Francis, Karen und Barh, Debmalya und Cockell, Charles S. und Braun, Markus und Rabbow, Elke und Schulze-Makuch, Dirk und Walther-Antonio, Marina und Axmann, Ilka Maria und Foing, Bernard und Coutinho de Almeida, Rodrigo und Kozyrovska, Natalia und Kolodziejczyk, Agata Maria und Brucato, John R. und Purser, Autun und Maturilli, Alessandro und Adeli, Solmaz und Bredehöft, Jan und Verseux, Cyprien und Waldmann, Christoph und Postberg, Frank und Khawaja, Nozair und Cassaro, Alessia und Strasdeit, Henry und Pacelli, Claudia und Uhl, Tadeusz und Gehringer, Michelle und Klenner, Fabian und Neto, Aristóteles Góes und Azevedo, Vasco (2024) BioSigN: A space experiment on the ISS as preparation for insitu life detection missions and habitability studies. 45th Cospar Scientific Assembly, 2024-07-13 - 2024-07-21, BEXCO, Busan - Korea. |
| Availability: | https://elib.dlr.de/209364/; https://elib.dlr.de/209364/1/de%20Vera_oral_35656.pdf |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.A8B7DFB9 |
| Database: | BASE |