Spaceflight Effects on Drosophila and Parasitic Wasps from ISS Experiment

Data from a NASA study on the International Space Station examining the effects of spaceflight on fruit flies (Drosophila) and their parasitic wasps (Leptopilina boulardi). The study contains findings on host immunity, parasite virulence, and mutant phenotypes. The dataset is part of a series, with related data deposited in NASA's Open Science Data Repository.

Use Cases

• Modeling host immune response to spaceflight based on inflammation gene expression data
• Analyzing parasite virulence under microgravity conditions based on development and gene expression metrics
• Studying phenotypic mutations in parasites based on wing color and shape alterations
• Comparing spaceflight effects on tumor growth in chronically inflamed hosts

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled experiment on the International Space Station conducted by NASA
• Findings are explicitly detailed, including effects on gene expression, tumor growth, and parasite mutants
• Dataset is linked to related studies (OSD 588, OSD 609) in a public repository for context

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is stored in a BIN format, which may require specific tools for access and analysis

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Experimental data from sending fruit flies and parasitic wasps to the International Space Station.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:01:32.136914; freshness should be verified

Geography

International Space Station