Moscow: Russia’s biological research satellite, Bion-M No.2, returned safely to earth on September 19 after spending 30 days in orbit. Dubbed the ‘Noah’s Ark’ of space research, the mission carried 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, plant seeds, microorganisms and other biological samples. Scientists aimed to study the effects of space on living organisms and test whether life could survive travel through space and potentially arrive on earth.

Launched on August 20 from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-2.1B rocket, the satellite orbited at an altitude of approximately 370-380 kilometres, exposing its living cargo to cosmic radiation and microgravity conditions throughout the month-long journey.

Landing, Immediate Examination

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