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WolfSat-1: A 1U CubeSat to Monitor Enzyme Activity of Ideonella Sakaiensis in the Microgravity Environment
Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)
2025
Simmons, Kevin,
Consales, Jasmin,
Castronovo, Alexander,
Quinn, Colin,
Levy, Daniel Portal,
Kiesling, Dylan,
Kiesling, Paul
Summary
This paper describes WolfSat-1, a 1U CubeSat designed to monitor the enzyme activity of Ideonella sakaiensis—a bacterium capable of degrading PET plastic—in the space environment as part of a student-led space science mission.
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The Problem: Plastic Pollution • 420 million tons of plastic waste/year. • Microplastics pervade in the air, water, and soil of Earth and have even been found in human blood. • We need to recycle single use plastics in an energy efficient manner.