Microbes In Microgravity: Indian Students’ Nanosatellite Aims To Help Astronauts Stay Healthy In Space

RVSAT-1, India’s first microbiological nanosatellite, is a student-led mission that aims to study gut bacteria in space to help keep astronauts healthy. The nanosatellite, developed by students at RV College of Engineering in Bangalore, was launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV C-60 in December 2024.The mission studies the growth of the gut bacterium, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, in zero gravity.The goal