Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:28pm on 30 Aug 2024,Friday Science
India’s Gaganyaan mission will carry fruit flies on its first uncrewed flight to study kidney stone formation in space. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), with support from ISRO, developed the experiment. The flies will be exposed to space conditions to understand the effects on their kidney-like organs. This research could offer insights for long-term space missions, addressing health risks like kidney stones. The launch is scheduled for December 2024. “These are experiments with long-time horizons,” said lead scientist Kumaran Sreejalekshmi.
