Will the bat the made the trip to the international space station survive the trip? I know all living beings need oxygen, ambient light and warmth to sustain life, but can bats survive such an ordeal,.. for 5 days before they return? I know they can't fly in space.
Here's the article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090318/sc_space/bathungonforarideintospace
By the way, was it clinging on to the External Tank or the Space Shuttle itself? (The SRBs are discarded at earths atmosphere and the tanks are discarded on outer space. sob. sniff.)
Here's the article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090318/sc_space/bathungonforarideintospace
By the way, was it clinging on to the External Tank or the Space Shuttle itself? (The SRBs are discarded at earths atmosphere and the tanks are discarded on outer space. sob. sniff.)