TÜBİTAK has announced 13 experiments that the first Turk to be sent to the International Space Station will perform in the 14-day space adventure.
Turkey’s first passengers to go into space were announced at Teknofest Istanbul last week. These names are those who served as F-16 pilots in the Air Force. Alper Gezer Avci and worked as a system engineer at Roketsan. Tuva Cihangir Atasever was.
In partnership with the private space company Axiom Space, the names to be sent to the International Space Station with the SpaceX spacecraft experiments he will perform here. announced. TÜBİTAK also shared the definition of 13 experiments.
The first Turkish space traveler will do these tasks on the International Space Station:
1. UYNA (Next Generation Alloys for Space)
The work to produce high-temperature, high-strength alloys will be carried out using the ELF in the KIBO module. The effects of non-gravity media on properties such as thermophysical and crystal growth during melting and solidification processes will be investigated. It is aimed to make a significant contribution to our country’s ability to develop new generation materials for the space, aviation and defense industries.
2. gMETAL (Nongravity Effect on the Dynamics of Solid Phase Particles in a Fluid)
The effect of gravity on the formation of a homogeneous mixture between solid particles and fluid medium under chemically inert conditions will be investigated. Thus, the propulsion systems of spacecraft will be made more efficient.
3. Specialist (Microalgal Life Support Units for Space Missions)
It is aimed to develop a life support system together with TÜBİTAK MAM, partner of the Science Mission, in order to perform growth and endurance tests under non-gravity conditions, examine their metabolic changes, and determine their CO2 capture performance and O2 production capabilities of microalgae species that have adapted to harsh conditions in the world.
4. EXTRAMOPHYTE (Exploration of the Extreme Halophyte Schrenkiella Parvula in Responses to Salt Stress in Space)
It is aimed to reveal the transcriptome by next generation sequencing (RNA-seq) in A. thaliana and S. parvula plants grown in space and on the ground and exposed to salt stress, and to compare some physiological and molecular responses of glycophytic and halophytic plants to salt stress in microgravity.
5. METABOLOM (Analysis of Changes in Metabolome/Transcriptomes of Astronauts in Space Missions and Creation of National Omics Datasets)
It is aimed to reveal the negative effects of space conditions on human health. In addition, in order to reduce these negative effects, it is aimed to examine the physiological and biochemical changes in the gene expressions and metabolisms of our astronaut participating in the space mission under the influence of space environment conditions.
6. MYELOID (Examination of the Effect of Radiation Exposure on Myeloid-Originated Suppressor Cells in Peripheral Blood, which are Cancer Precursor Lesions, in Individuals Participating in Space Mission)
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MCDs) are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells that are produced at high levels in chronic inflammation processes such as cancer, which suppresses the immune system and supports cancer progression and metastasis. With this study, it is aimed to measure and evaluate the travel and space conditions, cosmic radiation damage to which space mission participants will be exposed, immunologically at the level of MCKD cells.
7. MESSAGE (Microgravity Associated Genetics Science Mission)
It is aimed to detect genes affected by the non-gravity environment, whose function has not yet been discovered, and to determine which immune cells will be directly affected by gravity in space missions, with CRISPR gene engineering methods.
8. ALGALSPACE (A Comparative Study of Antarctic and Temperate Microalgae Cultivation in Space Conditions)
By comparing the growth data of Antarctic and temperate zone microalgae in space, a study will be conducted for the first time in the literature on the use of polar algae in space. Algae in space will be explored for use in the fields of O2 regeneration from CO2, Supplementary food supply, Water remediation, Life support.
9. CRISPR – GEM (Investigation of CRISPR Gene Editing Efficiency in Plants Under Microgravity)
It is aimed to understand and develop the defense mechanisms of plants, which are the skeleton of bioregenerative life support systems designed to solve the problem of not providing a sustainable system in long-term space missions, which is one of the biggest obstacles to be overcome for the future of humanity in space, against biological and non-biological stresses that occur during space missions. As a result, it is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the CRISPR technique, one of the modern gene editing techniques of molecular biology, on plants in a microgravity environment.
10. PRANET (Anti-Bacterial Effect of Propolis)
Propolis is a substance that is widely used in the treatment of various ailments and does not have any side effects when used externally. With the science mission, the effect of propolis on bacteria in a microgravity environment will be investigated. The antibacterial effect of propolis will be tested by forming control and experimental groups, and it will be compared whether the results will give similar results with the gravity environment.
11. VOKALKORD (Detection of Vital Reactions Against Living in Space by Vocal Cord-induced Changes and Identification of Disturbances Caused by Low Gravity with Sound Frequencies)
With the support of artificial intelligence within the physiology of the respiratory system, it is aimed to detect the disturbances from the frequency change in the sound and to investigate the effects of the effects of the non-gravity environment on the human voice.
12. OXYGEN SATURATION (Identification of Disorders Caused by Low Gravity by Calculating the Oxygen Level of the Air Given with Artificial Intelligence Support in Respiratory System Physiology)
The importance of early diagnosis in the treatment of diseases is vital. It is aimed to identify the differences and disturbances caused by low gravity by calculating the oxygen level of the air supplied with the support of artificial intelligence.
13. MIYOKA (Lead Free Soldering Research in Microgravity Environment)
With the lead-free soldering experiment to be carried out in a microgravity environment, the first Turkish space traveler will assemble lead-free components on the electronic board in the ISS. Electronic cards to be brought to the world after the space mission will be subjected to detailed examination by TUBITAK UZAY and the effects of microgravity on the lead-free soldering process will be reported for the use of the scientific world.
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