Invertebrate Animals Survive Vacuum and Cosmic Radiation

[Ehtyar]

Some very tiny animals have surived a trip into outer space, unprotected.

It's one small step for Tardigrada, and one giant leap for the animal kingdom: The toughest creature on Earth has survived a trip into space.

Except for a few hardy strains of bacteria, any other creature would have been destroyed -- but tardigrades handled the voyage as though it were a dry spell on their local moss patch.

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Ehtyar.

[Darwin]

That is SERIOUSLY cool! Thanks for the link Ehtyar, I would have missed it otherwise 

[Deozaan]

Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science?

[Renegade]

Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science?

-Deozaan (September 08, 2008, 08:12 PM)

They were shipped along with the Tardigradas. They didn't come back.

[Ehtyar]

That is SERIOUSLY cool! Thanks for the link Ehtyar, I would have missed it otherwise 

-Darwin (September 08, 2008, 06:36 PM)

You're most welcome, it's great to get positive feedback

Uh oh. Where are the animal rights activists complaining about killing poor Tardigradas in the name of science?

-Deozaan (September 08, 2008, 08:12 PM)

They were shipped along with the Tardigradas. They didn't come back.

-Renegade (September 08, 2008, 10:30 PM)

LMAO!!

Ehtyar.

[tomos]

looks kind of cute too, well, I wouldnt want to live with them like ...

Invertebrate Animals Survive Vacuum and Cosmic Radiation

looks like it's made from velvety type cloth that you often see on sofas actually !

[Ehtyar]

looks kind of cute too, well, I wouldnt want to live with them like ...
looks like it's made from velvety type cloth that you often see on sofas actually !

-tomos (September 09, 2008, 04:27 AM)

I knoooow, I'd love to have one as a pet

Ehtyar.

[Shades]

But don't one of those that have been 'out there', especially when you have to walk them there again...