Ukrainian Cosmonaut Aboard Space Shuttle

The historic first flight of a Ukrainian citizen aboard an Ameri­can spacecraft was a major theme of recent consultation in Kyiv be­tween officials of the Ukrainian National Space Agency (NSAU) and the U.S.space agency NASA.The visit was the fifth by a NASA del­egation to Ukraine this year.

In press conference NSAU General Director Oleksandr Nehoda and NASA Deputy Administrator Arnold Nikogosyan outlined the pro­gram under which Kadenyuk personally conducted 12 of 16 biology experiments scheduled for the November mission. The experiments

focused on the growth and reproduction of cells in space. Kadenyuk's objective was to learn more about gravity's effect on life. The results of his work played an important role in the development of space tech­nology, especially for long-term flights.

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