NASA Sends Baby Bobtail Squids And Microscopic Tardigrades To Space

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The bobtail squids and tardigrades (not pictured) will allow researchers to better equip astronauts on long space journeys (Credit: Jamie S. Foster/University of Florida)

In the early hours of June 5, 2021, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) welcomed some unusual visitors: 128 baby bobtail squids and 5,000 tardigrades. The micro-animals were part of SpaceX's 22nd cargo resupply mission that delivered over 7,300 pounds of equipment and supplies — including treats like fresh apples and oranges — to the station. NASA researchers hope that the tiny critters will enable them to better understand the impacts of space travel on the human body.

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  • eli412
    eli4124년 이상
    Water bears
    • lightningmaster
      lightningmaster4년 이상
      I wonderif the breath oxygen and how they survive in space
      • xnestorio
        xnestorio4년 이상
        Tardigrades can survive in a total vacuum!? (Space).
      • newkid_04
        newkid_044년 이상
        I wonder if that would survive out there in space,I mean there's not any oxygen or there so,I don't know.
        • lookum
          lookum4년 이상
          this is cool and cute
          • therealsnakes
            therealsnakes4년 이상
            They look very cute my mom has got some new pea puffers they are very cute too
            • stitch93
              stitch934년 이상
              Baby bob tails are so cute!there my new favorite animal
              • cr3757
                cr37574년 이상
                Wow
                • minimal
                  minimal4년 이상
                  Wow! Even though baby bobtails were here for a long time, I couldn't believe its the first time I heard one!
                  • bedomyko-162389767432
                    bedomyko-1623897674324년 이상
                    amazing

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