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Yerosha was a rhesus macaque used in the Soviet Union's Bion space-biomedical research program. Together with another macaque named Dryoma, he flew aboard Bion 8 from September 29 to October 12, 1987, while experiments examined how living organisms responded to orbital flight. The mission formed part of a broader series of Soviet biosatellite studies involving animals, plants, cells, and other biological material.
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Who was Yerosha?
Yerosha was a rhesus macaque used in the Soviet Union's Bion space-biomedical research program. He flew with another macaque named Dryoma.
Which Bion mission carried Yerosha and Dryoma?
They flew aboard Bion 8. The mission ran from September 29 to October 12, 1987.
What did Yerosha's Bion 8 mission study?
The experiments examined how living organisms responded to orbital flight. Yerosha and Dryoma were part of that space-biomedical research.
Was Yerosha a rhesus macaque or a different kind of primate?
Yerosha was a rhesus macaque. His flight on Bion 8 paired him with Dryoma for orbital biology experiments.
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