Renshaw, AndrewOliver, StevenMorelos, SamuelBrooks, Fre'EttaDe La Peña, DorianPortillo, KevinWalker, AndrewJuarez, JayHernandez, DiegoCruz, AlejandraMroczek, Debora2018-02-272018-02-272017-10-12http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2537SORA’s scientific objectives are to design and build a novel system that will isolate surrounding air and sample for cells, utilize the onboard sensors to analyze exposure to solar and cosmic radiation that microorganisms may encounter, monitor the environmental conditions such as temperature, pressure, and humidity. Payload will sample for: Existence of microorganisms. Bacterial spores in the upper atmosphere. Environmental data such as radiation exposure, temperature, pressure and humidity. All integration, thermal and vacuum testing has now been concluded and the payload is deemed flight ready. Final flight preparations are being made for the mission during the first week of September.en-USThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Poster