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Current and Future Activities using Spaceflight Opportunities

The current and future activities will concentrate on the finalization of the spaceflight experiments given in the table below and sustained use of the research capabilities of the ISS also as test bed for explorative missions.

Mission	Launch	Plan	Code	Scientist responsible		Description
ISS SM MATROSHKA	2005- 2008		RADIS	Reitz	PI	Study of Depth Dose Distribution Inside a Human Phantom Using the MATROSHKA Facility
ISS (USLab/SM)	2009		DOSIS	Reitz	PI	Dose distribution inside the ISS Columbus
ISS EuTEF	2008		Advanced DOSTEL	Reitz	PI	Dosimetry of space radiation
ISS EXPOSE-R	2008		SPORES	Horneck, Rettberg	PI Co-PI	Survival of Spores in artificial meteorites
ISS EXPOSE- EuTEF	2008		ADAPT	Rettberg	PI	Molecular adaptation strategies of microorganisms to different space and planetary UV climate conditions
ISS EXPOSE- EuTEF	2008		PROTECT	Horneck, Rettberg	PI	Resistance of spacecraft isolates to outer space for planetary protection purposes
Phobos Grunt		2009	Phobos LIFE	Rettberg	CoI	Response of spores to space conditions
ISS Biolab		2010	Triple-Lux	Rettberg, Baumstark- Khan	CoI CoI	Gene, immune and cellular reactions to single and combined space flight condition
ISS Biolab		2011	CERASP	Baumstark- Khan	PI	Cellular response to radiation in Space
ISS Biolab		2011	CellPath	Baumstark- Khan	PI	Modification of Cellular Signalling Pathways and DNA Damage Processing by Radiation in Space
MSL		2011	Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD)	Reitz	CoI	Radiation Dosimetry on Mars surface