{"id":570266,"date":"2023-11-21T20:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T01:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=570266"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:34:30","slug":"microbial-tracking-1","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/microbial-tracking-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbial Tracking-1C"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-contacts\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>More<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/science\/\">Ames Science Directorate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\">Ames Research Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microbial Tracking-1C (SpaceX-8)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microbial Tracking Payload Series<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iss043e198418-e1700614709315.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iss043e198418-e1700614709315.jpg?w=500\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Scott Kelly collecting microbial samples aboard the ISS\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Scott Kelly performs sampling aboard the ISS for the Microbial Tracking-1 experiment.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=1569\">Microbial Tracking-1<\/a> is a three-part investigation that seeks to characterize airborne and surface-associated populations of microorganisms aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/\">International Space Station<\/a>. Conducting three separate sampling missions will allow the investigators to assess how the microbial communities aboard the station change over time. The first part of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/microbial-tracking-1a\/\">Microbial Tracking-1A<\/a>, flew to the station on SpaceX-5 Dragon on Jan. 10, 2015. The second part of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/microbial-tracking-1a-spacex-6\/\">Microbial Tracking-1B<\/a>, flew to the station aboard SpaceX-6 on April 14, 2015. The third part of the investigation, Microbial Tracking-1C, launched to the station aboard SpaceX-8 on April 8, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, monitoring of the quantity and types of microorganisms aboard the space station is primarily performed by culture-based methods in which microbes are cultured\u2014grown\u2014in the laboratory before being analyzed. Culture-based methods are inherently limiting, since only an estimated 1-3% of microorganisms can be grown under laboratory conditions. This means only a small subset of microbial communities can be detected and studied using culture-based methods alone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mt-1-mission-patch-new-spx-logo-e1700614316131.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mt-1-mission-patch-new-spx-logo-e1700614316131.jpeg?w=250\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Microbial Tracking-1 mission patch.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Microbial Tracking-1 mission patch<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Microbial Tracking-1 study will use culture-based and high-throughput methods of molecular analysis to analyze air and surface samples returned from the space station. The high-throughput methods complement traditional culture-based methods of microbial analysis and allow for identification of \u201cunculturable\u201d microbes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Findings from the Microbial Tracking-1 study will provide NASA with tools to estimate crew health and spacecraft performance risks stemming from microbial growth onboard a crewed space vehicle. NASA is also interested in developing ways to minimize the hazards from microbes during long-duration crewed missions. Data from this investigation will be made available to the scientific community through an open-access database developed by NASA called <a href=\"http:\/\/genelab.nasa.gov\" rel=\"noopener\">GeneLab<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microbial Tracking-1 is managed and supported by the Space Biology Project at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\">NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center<\/a> in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. Funding for Space Biology comes from the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division within the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project manager:<\/strong> Elizabeth Pane, NASA Ames Research Center<br><strong>Project scientist:<\/strong> Fathi Karouia, Ph.D., Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services, NASA Ames Research Center<br><strong>Principal investigator:<\/strong> Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Ph.D., NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory<br><strong>Co-investigator: <\/strong>Duane L. Pierson, Ph.D., NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center<br><strong>Co-investigator: <\/strong>Douglas J. Botkin, Ph.D., NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center<br><strong>Co-investigator: <\/strong>George Fox, Ph.D., University of Houston<br>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong> <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/whats-growing-on-the-space-stations-walls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s Growing on the Space Station\u2019s Walls? Observing How Microbes Adapt in a Spaceflight Environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see the Space Station Research Explorer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=1569\">Microbial Tracking-1<\/a> mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Space Station Live: Millions of microbes under study\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RULgOizRL0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NASA commentator Amiko Kauderer talks with Kasthuri Venkateswaran, principal investigator for the Microbial Tracking-1 (formerly known as Microbial Observatory) experiment aboard the International Space Station that focuses on the millions of other living things on the station other than the crew: the microbes which share the environment with the human crew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Biological & Physical Sciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">BPS administers NASA\u2019s: BPS partners with the research community and a wide range of organizations to accomplish its mission. 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