Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
PharmaSat was a nanosatellite developed by NASA Ames Research Center which measured the influence of microgravity upon yeast resistance to an antifungal agent. As a follow on to the GeneSat-1 mission the Ames Small Spacecraft Division conducted the PharmaSat mission in collaboration with industry and local universities.PharmaSat was the first nanosatellite to implement biological science guided by its Principal Investigator.