NASA experiment on inflatable spacecraft

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In this artists rendering released by Bigelow Aerospace a model of the Genesis I spacecraft is shown. (AP PhotoHO Bigelow Aerospace FILE)
In this artist's rendering released by Bigelow Aerospace, a model of the Genesis I spacecraft is shown. (AP Photo/HO, Bigelow Aerospace, FILE)

(AP) -- A privately funded inflatable satellite that rocketed into orbit last week carried a NASA experiment that will study how weightlessness affects genes, the space agency said Monday.


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