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Chinese research set for historic flight on ISS
In a historic first, a Chinese DNA research is set to fly on the International Space Station (ISS) thanks to an agreement between a US private firm and a research group from the Beijing Institute of Technology. The Chinese team, led by Professor Deng Yulin, will shell out nearly $200,000 to NanoRacks for the delivery of the experiment to the ISS on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
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Washington: In a historic first, a Chinese DNA research is set to fly on the International Space Station (ISS) thanks to an agreement between a US private firm and a research group from the Beijing Institute of Technology. The Chinese team, led by Professor Deng Yulin, will shell out nearly $200,000 to NanoRacks for the delivery of the experiment to the ISS on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
The experiment involves the effects that space radiation has on human DNA. NanoRacks will send the results back to the Chinese researchers from its orbiting laboratory facilities on the ISS. According to the firm, the deal is purely commercial and avoids the prohibition against space cooperation between Beijing and NASA since the space agency is not directly involved in this experiment.
The research will be conducted by a non-NASA crew member to avoid any direct involvement with NASA, the report added. However, when on the ISS, the Chinese research will look into the rate at which human DNA mutates in the space environment. If the speed at which it changes is too great, it may imperil astronauts on deep space missions, including Mars.
Along with Russia and the US, China is currently the only other country in the world capable of launching astronauts into space.The country also has plans to build its own space station.
