Amity Space Biosciences Program
Our Centre is involved in studying the impact of reduced gravity on growth and health of high-yielding plant crops. We have designed and developed in partnership with Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited, the Amity Space Biology Experiment-1 (ASBE-1) which has been selected for flight as part of Satellize SpaceShare Package on ISRO PSLV C49 PS-4 platform.
Amity Space Biology Experiment-1 (ASBE-1)
The Amity Space Biology Experiment-1 (ASBE-1) is our first spaceflight experiment. It has been designed and developed at Amity University Mumbai in partnership with Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited. The experiment has been selected for flight as part of Satellize SpaceShare Package on ISRO PSLV C49 PS-4 platform. This will be India's first biological experiment in Space.
ASBE-1 Engineering Team with the flight payload prior to handover.
ASBE-1 Team integrating plant samples within hardware for tests.
ASBE-1 Team
Project Manager: Dr Siddharth Pandey
Science Leads: Dr Renitta Jobby (Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, Amity Mumbai)
Dr Pamela Jha (Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, Amity Mumbai)
Mechanical Engineer: Mr Kartik Agrawal (B Tech AE 4th year, Amity Mumbai)
Electrical Engineer: Mr Akshay Ghaywat (B Tech EE 4th year, Amity Mumbai)
Software Engineer: Mr Ashish Sam (B Tech CSE 4th year, Amity Mumbai)
Biotechnologist: Ms Abigail Fernandes (MSc Biotech, Amity Mumbai)
ASBE-2
Amity University has been selected by ISRO for a second payload flight. More details will be shared soon.
Our Centre is developing microgravity bioscience experiments for low Earth orbit
