Prompt - Can fish swim in microgravity? Do bees make honey in space? Can ant farms
exist on the Space Station? These are just a few of the questions scientists
hope to answer by taking animals into space.
What are some of the results of animals in orbit? Fish and tadpoles swim in
loops, rather than straight lines, because there is no up or down to orient them.
If a light shines, the fish use that as their guide source and swim towards the
light. Baby mammals have a hard time in space because they normally huddle
for warmth, and in space, it's hard to huddle when bodies drift and float.
"Animals don't go into space very often," says Laura Lewis, a member of NASA
Ames Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. "There are so few flight
opportunities for a mission to include animals, so the project has to be pretty
important to earn a spot on any trip into space. When animals do make the trip,
their welfare is a key concern."
Do you believe it is ethical to take animals on
space flights?
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