Total Pageviews

Wednesday 10 April 2019

Study shows the International Space Station is brimming with bacteria

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques inside the Harmony module aboard the ISS last month

Knowing the make up the microbial community on the International Space Station (ISS) would be of huge use to space agencies trying to safeguard the wellbeing of their astronauts. This has been a focus of NASA's for a while, and its scientists have just put the finishing touches on what they say is the first comprehensive catalog of all the bacteria and fungi inside the ISS, describing a bacteria-filled environment not dissimilar to a gym or an office.

.. Continue Reading Study shows the International Space Station is brimming with bacteria

Category: Space

Tags:

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2OZVEIn
via IFTTT

No comments:

Post a Comment