ESA experiment flown on Foton-11

The ALGAE III autonomous experiment, prepared by Prof van den Ende's team from the University of Amsterdam, after final integration at ESTEC. Russia's Foton-11 microgravity mission was launched from Plesetsk on 9 October 1997 carrying ESA's Biobox-3 and external Biopan-2 facilities, plus three autonomous experiments, totalling 12 biology experiments involving scientists from France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands and Russia. Foton also carried payloads from CNES and DARA. The descent capsule landed safely 100 km south-east of Kustenai in Kazakhstan on 23 October 1997. [Image Date: 06-10-97] [97.12.010-002]