The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is working on a NASA-funded project to find innovative ways of protecting astronauts and their equipment against radiation in space. And they’re doing it by sending fungi on a trip around the moon.
Researchers prepare to send fungi for a ride around the moon
Drs. Zachary Schultzhaus (left), Zheng Wang (center), and Jillian Romsdahl (right) from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s fungal biology research team observe a fungal agar plate in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2019. The fungus Aspergillus niger, along with its three mutant strains, are slated to rotate the moon on NASA’s Orion Space Capsule in 2021 so researchers can improve their understanding of the fungi’s natural and adapted defenses against radiation. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)
NEWS | May 28, 2021 By Cassandra Eichner, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
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