NASA Sends Butterflies, Caterpillars Into Space

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JMcEntegart

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[citation][nom]bill gates is your daddy[/nom]Great...now due to space radiation we are going to get back Mothra or something of the sort. Somebody wake up Godzilla.[/citation]

or the stay puft marshmallow man.
 

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They don't do well in zero G. Many plants can't survive in space either though putting plants in a centrifuge helps. Can you imagine if you're a plant and you don't know which way your roots are supposed to grow due to the absence of gravity, that would suxor!
 

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did they send of the butterfly off to outer space in hope the butterfly will exposed with some radiation and then mutating into something else?
 
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[citation][nom]dark_lord69[/nom]I get what they are doing but, WHY!?Is there a real purpose for this?Nice to know how the government is wasting our money...[/citation]

hey any federal employee will tell you that there are a lot better ways to waste money. just this past week our shop bought a part for a 30 year old radio for 3500 bucks when a brand new radio costs 1800 bucks. welcome to the world of WTF!!!!
 

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Well, I think these studies should be done... a little later... when space travel is more a common thing. You know, maybe when the actual space elevator is done...?

Seriously, for now it such trivial data that the NASA is wasting money on this.
 

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[citation][nom]dark_lord69[/nom]I get what they are doing but, WHY!?Is there a real purpose for this?Nice to know how the government is waisting our money...[/citation]

I think you mean "wasting." This is exactly why the government is spending this money: to encourage education. Maybe if cool learning experiences like this interest kids more in school and learning, we'll have fewer hopelessly ignorant people in the world.
 

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This is just stupid. It's a feel-good propaganda thing for schools. Big giant waste of money.

They should just give it up. We're never gonna live in space.
Star Trek is a TV show. There are no Vulcans.
 

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[citation][nom]Computer_Lots[/nom]This is just stupid. It's a feel-good propaganda thing for schools. Big giant waste of money.They should just give it up. We're never gonna live in space.Star Trek is a TV show. There are no Vulcans.[/citation]

You sir, are a giant arse. They probably didn't send butterflies on their own shuttle, it was probably a side project on a already schedueled mission. That's how they do these things.

Star Trek is NOT a TV show, its real. And the Vulcans, are going to mind-meld you and make you think you're a giant arse. Which you are.

I SAID GOOD DAY SIR!
 
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