STS-126: Butterflies & Spiders in Space!

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The STS-126 crew moved cargo from Endeavour to the International Space Station, including the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus Science Insert-03 (CSI-03).

Designed to encourage learning and interest in science, technology, engineering and math among K-12 students, CSI-03 will examine the complete life cycle of painted lady butterflies, as well as the ability of orb-weaving spiders to spin a web, eat and remain healthy in space.

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Science & Technology

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• Endeavour
• NASA
• STS-126
• space
• station
• spiders
• butterflies

[matt123matt4]

worth it

[xzaz2]

And you comment on this video, looks like we didn't improve either.

[TheILoveWaffleGuy]

BORING!

[TheFelipezk]

can see no bug



[Kont0auszug]

cant see anything

[jokerclash123]

flying crotch at 3:36 

[jokerclash123]

flying crotch at 3:39 XD

[chipmunk126]

@GodofCider we should send the suicide bombers there

[Englandsbestlover]

Wouldnt it be great if the butterfly came back to earth with super powers, abit like the fantastic 4 or Superman :-)

[GodofCider]

@finthallon Borderline suicide mission at this point; unfortunately.

[finthallon]

@Ivanspaintingdotcom Not really, the real estimate is 6 months, but the real problems are radiation, the fact that the astronaut will have to stay on Mars for about 1 and a half year, and the risks of going there and eventually not being able to come back.

[Ivanspaintingdotcom]

@finthallon The closest distance between Earth and mars is 34 million miles and a space craft traveling about 17,000 miles/hr takes 83 days to get to Mars. In reality the estimated time for reaching Mars is 5 months.