In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers retrieve capsules containing biomaterials and living organisms from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, which landed in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011571
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, carrying 75 mice, over a thousand fruit flies, cell cultures, plant seeds, microbes, and lunar soil simulants, is seen at the landing site upon return to Earth from space in Orenburg region, Russia. The biological satellite was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and spent 30 days in polar orbit to study how living organisms survive flight in a high-latitude orbit, where space radiation is one third higher than in the orbit of the International Space Station.19.09.2025#9008580
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers retrieve capsules containing biomaterials and living organisms from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, which landed in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011568
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers examine mice from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module after landing in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011555
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers examine bowls containing biomaterials after the landing of the Bion-M No. 2 descent module in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011563
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers retrieve capsules containing biomaterials and living organisms from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, which landed in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011570
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, carrying 75 mice, over a thousand fruit flies, cell cultures, plant seeds, microbes, and lunar soil simulants, is seen at the landing site upon return to Earth from space in Orenburg region, Russia. The biological satellite was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and spent 30 days in polar orbit to study how living organisms survive flight in a high-latitude orbit, where space radiation is one third higher than in the orbit of the International Space Station.19.09.2025#9008579
This photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows test tubes with insects from the Bion-M No. 2 lander after landing in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011558
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, carrying 75 mice, over a thousand fruit flies, cell cultures, plant seeds, microbes, and lunar soil simulants, is seen at the landing site upon return to Earth from space in Orenburg region, Russia. The biological satellite was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and spent 30 days in polar orbit to study how living organisms survive flight in a high-latitude orbit, where space radiation is one third higher than in the orbit of the International Space Station.19.09.2025#9008582
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers retrieve capsules containing biomaterials and living organisms from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, which landed in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011569
In this handout photo released by the Institute of Biomedical Problems IMBP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, researchers examine mice from the Bion-M No. 2 descent module after landing in the Orenburg region, Russia. The module was flying in a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers with 75 mice, over 1,500 fruit flies, animal and human stem cells, medicinal plants, seeds, algae and microorganisms. Bion-M No. 2 was launched from the Baikonur сosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20.19.09.2025#9011553
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Bion-M No. 2 descent module, carrying 75 mice, over a thousand fruit flies, cell cultures, plant seeds, microbes, and lunar soil simulants, is seen at the landing site upon return to Earth from space in Orenburg region, Russia. The biological satellite was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and spent 30 days in polar orbit to study how living organisms survive flight in a high-latitude orbit, where space radiation is one third higher than in the orbit of the International Space Station.19.09.2025#9008581
