Bion11

Bion 11/Cosmos

PAYLOAD PROFILE: Bion 11

Mission Duration: 14 days

Date: December 24, 1996–January 7, 1997

Life Sciences Research Objectives · To study the effects of adaptation to space flight on behavior and performance, and muscle, bone, and regulatory physiology of primates

Life Sciences Investigations · Behavior and Performance (Bion11-1) · Bone and Calcium Physiology (Bion11-2, 3, 4) · Cardiovascular Physiology (Bion 11-5, 6) · Chronobiology (Bion11-7, 8) · Clinical Assessment (Bion11-9) · Metabolism and Nutrition (Bion11-10) · Muscle Physiology (Bion11-11, 12, 13, 14) · Neurophysiology (Bion11-15, 16, 17, 18)

Organisms Studied · Macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey)

Flight Hardware · Bion 11 Overview Hardware · Bion 11 Musculoskeletal Hardware · Bion 11 Neuroscience Hardware · Bion 11 Regulatory Hardware