Figure 1.

The overview and time line of the experiments in Space. BCs as floating spheres were prepared in the laboratory and placed to rocket 3 h before launch. In Maser 15 experiment just before entering space microgravity the centrifuge was started, maintaining 1G throughout flight whereas the rest of the cells were subjected to microgravity condition. After landing the cells were delivered to the laboratory and after Maser 15 cells were processed directly for analysis, whereas after Maser 14 the cells were retrieved for analysis 1 week after landing.