It is safe for cosmonautsCosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said that a 3D bioprinter has begun growing coronavirus protein on board the International Space Station (ISS).Discuss
Formerly, the S. P. Korolev (Soyuz MS-21) delivered the coronavirus nucleocapsid protein to the ISS on a ship. It is now undergoing crystallization. At the same time, the process is filmed on GoPro cameras.
The experiment is planned to be completed before the Soyuz MS-19 returns to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Petr Dubrov, as well as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Haem.
On the ground, squirrels grown on the ground will be studied for 1-1.5 months. It is noted that the experiment will be safe for the crew members, they will not become infected with the coronavirus.
Conducting scientific experiments on the ISS is a normal practice. For example, they studied the state of periodontal tissues under space flight conditions.