Shubhanshu Shukla will do experiments on THESE animals that survived after dinosaurs became extinct

Tardigrades, sea animal

The sky is no longer a border. The Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from the Indian Air Force riding the Spacex Crew Dragon spacecraft placed on the Rocket Falcon-9 reached the area. IAF Avcı pilot will perform some of the most important and rotational production experiments in ISS. One of the most important experiments of the Axiom 4 mission can solve the mystery of survival for the longest for the longest conditions in the world. It will examine small microorganisms called Tardigrades, also known as water bears. Isro chose the fighter plane pilot as the best astronaut for historical flight.

Tardigrades Comes Before Dinosaurs

Eight-legged micro-Animal, also known as “Moss pig pups”, has been living in Earth for more than 50 years. Markable as one of the most flexible animals known so far, exposure to extreme temperatures, both high and low pressures, air deprivation, radiation, dehydration and hunger survived extreme conditions. Most of the other animals may die for the above reasons, but Tardigrades survived. Its flexibility can be measured by the fact that it witnesses the destruction of dinosaurs and many other large, powerful and strong animals.

One of the interesting facts is that these small animals live in various parts of the world of the world, in the mountains, in deep sea, tropical rainforest and frozen Antarctica. This small animal, which belongs to Phylum Tardigrada, has about 1500 species. Usually when it grows completely, 0.5 mm (0.02 inches) length, tartigradalar short and chubby, with four pairs of legs each ending with claws. Since they are common in algae and lichen lying in water, it is called “moss pig pups”.

Tardigrades absorbs ultraviolet radiation

Subahanshu Shukla and the astronaut team will conduct experiments on Tardigrades to reveal the molecular mechanisms behind the flexibility of these organisms. Scientists at the Indian Science Institute have been studying Tardigrades for more than five years. When examining these animals, they found that when they were subjected to harmful ultraviolet radiation, these creatures could absorb radiation and spread harmless blue fluorescence.