Microbes essential for human health “can survive extreme forces of space launch”

Rocket section for rideshare payloads. (Gail Iles / RMIT University via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research.

Microbes essential for human health “can survive extreme forces of space launch”

Study co-author Professor Elena Ivanova. (RMIT University via SWNS)

Microbes essential for human health “can survive extreme forces of space launch”

The payload section of the Suborbital Express 3 - M15 59 sounding rocket on the assembly pad. (Gail Iles / RMIT University via SWNS)

Microbes essential for human health “can survive extreme forces of space launch”

RMIT space science expert Professor Gail Iles. (RMIT University via SWNS)

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