Biolab

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European Space Agency facility International Space Station payload life sciences research facility

Biolab is a European Space Agency life sciences research facility on the International Space Station designed to study the effects of microgravity on biological organisms and processes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Space Agency facility ⓘ
International Space Station payload ⓘ
life sciences research facility ⓘ
countryOfOperator Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
dataDownlink ISS communications system NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedBy European industry under ESA contract ⓘ
designedForEnvironment microgravity ⓘ
enablesComparison microgravity and artificial gravity conditions ⓘ
hasCapability automated experiment handling ⓘ
long‑duration biological experiments ⓘ
simulate partial gravity with centrifuges ⓘ
hasFacility automatic handling system ⓘ
biological containment system ⓘ
centrifuges ⓘ
incubators ⓘ
microscopes ⓘ
launchedOnMission STS-122 NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchYear 2008 ⓘ
locatedInModule Columbus laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingAgency European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator European Space Agency ⓘ
orbitingBody Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Columbus laboratory payload complement NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerSource International Space Station electrical power system ⓘ
primaryPurpose study effects of microgravity on biological organisms ⓘ
study effects of microgravity on biological processes ⓘ
researchField biology ⓘ
life sciences ⓘ
microgravity research ⓘ
space biology ⓘ
researchSubject cells ⓘ
microorganisms ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
small plants ⓘ
tissues ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
supportsAutomationLevel high degree of experiment automation GENERATED ⓘ
supportsCrewOperations European astronauts GENERATED ⓘ
international ISS crew GENERATED ⓘ
supportsExperimentType cell biology experiments ⓘ
developmental biology experiments ⓘ
exobiology experiments ⓘ
plant biology experiments ⓘ
radiation biology experiments ⓘ
usedFor applied space life sciences research ⓘ
fundamental biological research ⓘ

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Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus) → hasFacility → Biolab ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbus laboratory
Columbus laboratory → hasScienceRack → Biolab ⓘ