A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name CARAUCOS 2 - Study of the effects of microgravity and HZE particles of cosmic radiation on the embryogenesis of the stick insect
Operational Nomenclature CARAUCOS 2
URL https://hreda.esac.esa.int/hreda/#/pages/investigation;investigationAcronym=CARAUCOS2_RETR
DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-smxrbes
Platform Retrievable Facilities
HRE-E3P Category Biology
Mission Bion 9 (Cosmos 2044)
Keywords ESA Human and Robotic Exploration data, HREDA dataset, Human and Robotic Exploration Data Archive, ESA exploration mission data, human spaceflight experiment data, robotic exploration telemetry dataset, International Space Station experiment data, ISS Columbus module data, microgravity research dataset, life sciences space experiment data, space physiology measurements dataset, radiation exposure measurements spaceflight, life support systems performance data, closed-loop environmental control data, ECLSS telemetry dataset, astronaut biomedical monitoring data, space habitat systems engineering data, robotic surface operations dataset, planetary exploration robotics data, lunar exploration technology demonstration data, Mars analog experiment dataset, in-situ resource utilization ISRU experiment data, space systems engineering telemetry, mission operations engineering data, payload performance dataset, calibrated experiment data products, time-series telemetry data, spaceflight sensor measurements, ESA exploration science archive data, long-duration spaceflight research dataset
Team Coordinator Name Gunther Reitz, Horst Bucker
Version 1.0
Team Members CARAUCOS2_RETR
Publication René Demets, 1996, Study of the effects of microgravity and HZE particles of cosmic radiation on the embryogenesis of the stick insect Carausius morosus, Biological Experiments on Bion-8 and Bion-9, ESA SP-1190, 33-34

Günther Reitz, Horst Bücker, C Lindberg, OC Hiendl, W Rüther, EH Graul, R Beaujean, A. M. Alpatov, IA Ushakov, YA Zachvatkin, 1992, Radiation and Microgravity Effects observed in the Insect System Carausius morosus, Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, Vol. 20, No. 1, 233-239

IA Ushakov, A. M. Alpatov, 1992, Possible Mechanism of Microgravity Impact on Carausius morosus Ontogenesis, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, 153-155

IA Ushakov, A. M. Alpatov, YA Zachvatkin, Horst Bücker, Günther Reitz, Gerda Horneck, D Mesland, 1992, Impact of Microgravity on Ontogenesis in the stick insect Carausius morosus (In Russian), Results of Research on Biosatellites (RUSSIAN), , 328-332, Russian Academy of Science - Department of Physiology
Temporal Coverage 1989-09-15T00:00:00Z/1989-09-29T00:00:00Z
Mission Description The HRE Data Archive (HREDA) collects information and data of investigations funded or co-funded by ESA’s Directorate for Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE) and performed on microgravity and ground-based facilities since 1972.
Creator Contact https://hreda.esac.esa.int/hreda/#/pages/help/contact
Date Published 2025-11-06T18:32:34Z
Last Update 2026-03-04
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Gunther Reitz et al., 2025, 'CARAUCOS 2', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-smxrbes