European scientists experienced the plant increase in space

During the European Columbus laboratory has begin the first research, which aim to examine whether plants might produce in outer space. The research, called WAICO ("Waving and coiling of Arabidopsis Roots at Different g-levels' or ripple and roll roots of Arabidopsis at different levels-g), study the effects of weightlessness on the growth of plant roots. Toward this purpose has selected a variety of wild and genetically modified plant Arabidopsis.

Shuttle Endeavour is ready to start on March 11

NASA managers on Friday accepted the start on of space shuttle Endeavour on March 11, the first of three missions to the International Space Station to move a giant Japanese laboratory. condition there are no last-minute delay, the journey will come back and turn into the fastest game of missions since NASA reestablished his pitch, two and a half years after the Columbia will be destroyed upon reentry into the atmosphere in 2003.

Another Space Station on build

The International Space Station is individual build on the American STS and the different Russian missions. It is projected that in 2004 the station starts to operate with 100% of their installed communications"

A FRESH RESIDENT IN SPACE

The first journey with a vision to structure the International Space Station was held on November 20, 1998, in that month a Russian rocket Proton was launched into space and located the Zarya Control Module in orbit, Zarya, then, was the first component of the ISS to be placed in space.