title: Space biology experiments on board the recoverable satellites.
abstract: China  successfully launched two recoverable satellites in 1987. Sixty eight experimental apparatus were mounted on the satellites by Chinese Academy of Science. Experiments aimed at research of space biology for the first time in China were carried out. The experimental conditions and results are described in this paper.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines; D002681:China; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006077:Government Agencies; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D011874:Radiometry; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014893:Weightlessness