Surviving in space

How do living cells react to weightlessness and radiation in space? Dr Ralph Lindeboom (CEG) is investigating that very question. A few years ago, he sent bacteria that could break down urine into space with a Russian mission. The micro-organisms orbited the earth for one and a half months. Upon their return, they were just as alive as before. The study revealed significant findings. According to Lindeboom, the bacteria he studied could be used to recycle water during missions into the remote universe.