The Bion satellites, also named Biocosmos, is a series of Soviet biosatellites focused on space medicine.
A Bion spacecraft, on display
An artist's concept of a Bion satellite in orbit
NASA's Biosatellite program was a series of three uncrewed artificial satellites to assess the effects of spaceflight, especially radiation and weightlessness, on living organisms. Each was designed to reenter Earth's atmosphere and be recovered at the end of its mission.
Biosatellite 3
Biosatellite 1