Table 1. Time schedules for preparation of medaka in Baikonur and experiments in ISS.
| Date (GMT) | Time course | Event |
|---|---|---|
| A part of Long-term experiment | ||
| 2012/10/23 | 18 hrs before launch | Preparation of fish at three weeks after hatch |
| 2012/10/23 | Launch at 10:51 | Launch of Soyuz |
| 2012/10/25 | 2 days after launch | Docking of Soyuz to ISS |
| 2012/10/25 | 8 hrs after docking | The start of experiment in AQH |
| 2012/10/25 | 10 hrs after docking | Fish were preserved by RNAlater (day 2) |
| 2012/10/29 | 6 days after launch | Fish were preserved by RNAlater (day 6) |
| Short-term experiment | ||
| 2014/1/26 | 9 days before launch | Egg collecting |
| 2014/2/4 | 32-25 hrs before launch | Preparation of observation chambers for hatched fish |
| 2014/2/5 | Launch at 16:23 | Launch of Progress |
| 2014/2/5 | 6 hrs after launch | Docking of Progress to ISS |
| 2014/2/6 | 21 hrs after docking | Preparation of experiment |
| 2014/2/7 | 36 hrs after launch | Observation day 1 (Start of live imaging) |
| 2014/2/8 | 3 days after launch | Observation day 2 |
| 2014/2/9 | 4 days after launch | Observation day 3 |
| 2014/2/10 | 5 days after launch | Observation day 4 |
| 2014/2/11 | 6 days after launch | Observation day 5 |
| 2014/2/12 | 7 days after launch | Observation day 6 |
| 2014/2/13 | 8 days after launch | Observation day 7 |
| 2014/2/14 | 9 days after launch | Observation day 8 (Finish of live imaging) |
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time.