| GLDS # | Launch/ mission start | Landing/ mission end | Experiment start | Experiment end | Launch Vehicle | Return Vehicle | Spacecraft | Habitat1 | Dosimeter2 (Module/Rack)3 | Average Absorbed Dose Rate4 (mGy/day) |
Cumulative Absorbed Dose4 (mGy) | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCR* | SAA* | GCR* | SAA* | Total | |||||||||||
| GLDS-7 | Launch | Germination | Harvest | ||||||||||||
| 7(1B) | 11/16/09 | 2/22/10 | 12/3/09 | 12/15/09 | STS-129 | STS-130 | ISS (US Lab) | ABRS (EXPRESS Rack) | TEPC (NOD2PD3) | 0.16 | 0.11 | 2.02 | 1.46 | 3.48 | Data from several replicates. Seeds were launched, held on ISS for periods ranging from 3-25 days, germinated and grown for 12-14 days, then harvested and fixed: doses reported are for germination+growth; 2; dose data from multiple detectors in several modules; for 2B, data for 4/21-22 are from SMP |
| 7(3A) | 2/8/10 | In review | 2/21/10 | 3/7/10 | STS-130 | ? | ISS (US Lab) | TEPC (JPM1FD3,NOD2P05) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 2.16 | 2.00 | 4.16 | ||
| 7(2A) | 4/5/10 | 5/26/10 | 4/9/10 | 4/21/10 | STS-131 | STS-132 | ISS (US Lab) | TEPC (SMP327) | 0.12 | 0.15 | 1.58 | 1.93 | 3.51 | ||
| 7(2B) | 4/5/10 | 5/26/10 | 4/21/10 | 5/3/10 | STS-131 | STS-132 | ISS (US Lab) | TEPC (NOD3F3,SMP327) | 0.15 | 0.11 | 1.69 | 1.23 | 2.92 | ||
| GLDS-16 | 11/16/09 | 2/22/10 | 2/22/10 | 2/22/10 | STS-129 | STS-130 | ISS (US Lab) | ABRS (EXPRESS Rack 2) | TEPC (NOD2PD3) | 0.16 | 0.11 | 2.02 | 1.46 | 3.48 | Run 1B: 12/3/2009–12/15/2009 2009. Paper DOI: 10.1089/ast.2014.1210 (Note: pub says return was on 2/8/10; actually 2/22/10. 2/8 was launch date of STS-130; return was 2/22) |
| GLDS-37 | 9/21/14 | 10/25/14 | Germinated in orbit; grown for 8 days | In review | SpaceX CRS-4 | SpaceX CRS-4 | ISS (US Lab) | BRIC-PDFU | REM (LAB103) | 0.13 | 0.07 | 1.06 | 0.58 | 1.63 | Expt. start/end dates uncertain. Total dose = avg. x 8 days |
| GLDS-38 | 1/10/15 | 2/11/15 | Germinated in orbit; grown for 3 days | In review | SpaceX CRS-5 | SpaceX CRS-5 | ISS (US Lab) | BRIC-PDFU | REM (LAB103) | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.56 | Expt. start/end dates uncertain. Total dose = avg. x 3 days |
| GLDS-42 | 12/10/06 | 8/21/07 | 12/11/06 | 8/19/07 | STS-116 | STS-118 | ISS (US Lab) | CHab in CGBA EXPRESS Rack 1) | TEPC (US Lab) | 0.15 | 0.07 | 38.1 | 17.8 | 55.9 | SRAG database has data for 6/15-8/21 only; comparing dose from TEPC in US Lab (6/16-8/21/07) to doses measured w/ TLD100 (2000-2006) and in Russian segment (2001-2008), doses are consistent; therefore use avg. value form US Lab TEPC x 254 days |
| GLDS-95 | 1/9/14 | 5/8/14 10/25/14 | 1/13/14 | 1/15/14 (49 hours) | Orbital CRS-1 | SpaceX CRS-3 SpaceX CRS-4 | ISS (US Lab) | CGBA-FPA | REM (NOD254) | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.69 | No data from US Lab. Data from Node2, REM (COL1A2) (avg. GCR=0.11/d, SAA=0.16/d) and TEPC (SMP327) (0.10, 0.22). Use Node 2 data (highest total dose). |
| GLDS-114 | 4/18/14 | 5/18/14 | 4/18/14 | 4/25/14 | SpaceX CRS-3 | SpaceX CRS-3 | ISS (US Lab) | CGBA | REM (COL1A2) | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 1.83 | 4 days launch + storage on ISS (20C), 3 days of experiment on ISS (37C); No rad data from US Lab. Data from Columbus, JMP, SMP. Use data from Columbus (typically closest to US Lab) |
| GLDS-118 | 4/18/14 | 5/18/14 | 4/18/14 | 4/25/14 | SpaceX CRS-3 | SpaceX CRS-3 | ISS (US Lab) | CGBA | REM (COL1A2) | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 1.83 | 4 days launch + storage on ISS (20C), 3 days or 14 days of experiment on ISS (37C); Rad data: see GL 114. |
| 5/6/14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 2.1 | 2.18 | 4.28 | ||||||||||
| GLDS-120 | 4/18/14 | 5/18/14 | 4/30/14 | 5/11/14 | SpaceX CRS-3 | SpaceX CRS-3 | ISS (US Lab) | REM (COL1A2) | 0.12 | 0.13 | 1.43 | 1.54 | 2.97 | Rad data: see GL 114. | |
| GLDS-138 | 7/18/16 | 8/26/16 | 7/18/16 | 7/23/16 | SpaceX CRS-9 | SpaceX CRS-9 | ISS (US Lab) | BRIC | RAD (LAB103) | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.96 | 0.46 | 1.42 | Expt. BRIC-23. Paper: Grav. Space Res. 4(2) (Dec. 2016). Launched in metabolically dormant state; actuated in flight @ launch+4 days; incubated for 36 hours (B. subtilis) and 48 hours (S. aureus) then frozen; rad data from two detectors in US Lab (REM, RAD). Use data from RAD. (Slightly higher.) |
| 7/24/16 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 1.13 | 0.54 | 1.67 | ||||||||||
| GLDS-145 | 7/18/16 | 8/26/16 | 7/18/16 | 7/24/16 | SpaceX CRS-9 | SpaceX CRS-9 | ISS (US Lab) | BRIC | RAD (LAB103) | 0.16 | 0.08 | 1.13 | 0.54 | 1.67 | S.aureus from GL-138 |
| GLDS-147 | 3/1/13 | 3/26/13 | 3/1/13 | 3/13/13 | SpaceX CRS-2 | SpaceX CRS-2 | ISS (US Lab) | Dragon BRIC | REM (COL1A2) | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1.42 | 1.99 | 3.41 | Dragon capsule berthed to ISS on 3/3/13 (45 hrs after launch) Cells growing at launch; fixed ten days after transfer to ISS. Total space radiation exposure = 12 days (A-L Paul, priv. comm.) No data from US Lab. Use data from Columbus. (Typically similar to US Lab.) |
1Habitats
- ABRS - Advanced Biological Research System
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=635) - BRIC - Biological Research in Canisters
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=697) - PDFU - Petri Dish Fixation Unit
- CGBA - Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=329) - CHab - Caenorhabditis elegans Habitat
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=970) - EXPRESS - EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station
(https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140016876.pdf)
2Dosimeters
- RAD - Radiation Assessment Detector
(https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20150016969.pdf) - REM - Radiation Environment Monitor
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900215001977) - TEPC - Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=620)
3Modules
- COL - ESA Module ("Columbus")
- JPM - Japanese Pressurized Module (part of "Kibo")
- LAB - US Lab ("Destiny")
- NOD1, NOD2, NOD3 = Nodes, which connect the elements of the ISS.
- Node 1 ("Unity") connects the U.S. and Russian segments.
- Node 2 ("Harmony") connects the U.S., European, and Japanese laboratories, as well as PMA-2.
- Node 3 ("Tranquility") is attached to the port side of Node 1 and provides accommodation for life-support equipment.
- SMP = Russian Service Module ("Zvezda")
4Absorbed dose is broken out into SAA and GCR contributions, estimated based on the ISS trajectory and a geomagnetic field model
Data are from preliminary analysis of results from instruments on the International Space Station, analyzed by subject matter experts from the Space Radiation Analysis Group (SRAG), NASA-JSC. Use of the data are subject to the following rules:
- Data shall not be redistributed internally within NASA without prior consultation with SRAG and review for export control.
- Data shall not be distributed publicly without prior consultation with SRAG and export control of the data.
- Publication of data shall require:
- Consultation with SRAG for data integrity and interpretation.
- The addition of one or several subject matter experts from SRAG
- https://srag.jsc.nasa.gov/
