The goal was to test whether organisms can survive a few years in deep space.

The organism is surviving through time from left to right.

Some organisms clearly survived the extinction since life on Earth has continued.

One is to show that the organisms can survive under conditions of free evolution.

In general, these organisms don't survive outside of the human body for very long.

Very few organisms can survive and thrive after a radical change to their environment.

A lucky few organisms would survive, and their offspring able to tolerate the new environment.

Some organisms can survive in space without any kind of protective enclosure.

Living organisms can only survive within a certain temperature range.

But single-celled organisms can survive for longer and travel farther.