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FRUIT FLIES MICROGRAVITY
In 1994, 300 young male fruit flies flew for 14.5 days on IML-2; repeated video showed their locomotor activity rose sharply while they were in microgravity- In 1995, NASA sent 30 fertilised Japanese quail eggs to the Mir space station for 16 days; what scientists found after they returned raised new questions about life without gravity
- In 1967, NASA flew flour beetle pupae on Biosatellite II for 45 hours; radiation and weightlessness raised wing abnormalities in flight from 29.9% to 44.8%
- In 1947, the military sent fruit flies 67 miles into space to test radiation risks. 11 years later, NASA was founded in 1958, with animal flights underway in America now1947 mission was part of a larger American effort to understand whether living organisms could survive the journey into space. Beginning in...03 Sep, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
- In 1987, Bion 8 carried monkeys Yerosha and Dryoma for 13 days; Yerosha escaped part of his restraints before the capsule landed 1,850 miles off targetThe Soviet Bion program studied weightlessness effects using rhesus macaques. Bion 8 launched in 1987 with two monkeys, Yerosha and Dryoma....31 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- In 1984, NASA sent about 3,300 honeybees into space to test comb-building without gravity; the colony built about 31 square inches of honeycombIn 1984, honeybees traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for a unique student experiment. These bees successfully built honeycomb an...29 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
- In 1973, NASA sent about two spiders into space to test web-building without gravity; within days, they adapted and spun complete webs in orbitTwo spiders, Arabella and Anita, flew on Skylab 3 to test web-building in space. Initially disoriented, the spiders eventually adapted to t...24 Aug, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
- In 1968, two Afghan tortoises who beat humans to the Moon lost 10% of their weight - They flew around the moon on Soviet Zond 5 and returned alive 3 months before Apollo 8In September 1968, two tortoises made history as the first animals to orbit the Moon and safely return to Earth aboard the Soviet Zond 5 sp...24 Aug, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
- Russia launches animals into space: Here’s the purpose behind the missionRussia is set to launch Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite on August 20, 2025, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, will carry fruit flies, mice, plant seeds, ...19 Aug, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
- Aaj Ka Bharat: Shubhanshu Shukla revives Rakesh Sharma’s iconic words from ISS as Axiom-4 preps for homecomingGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the ISS, bid farewell, echoing Rakesh Sharma's sentiment with a modern persp...14 Jul, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
- Axiom-4 Mission: Day-to-day update of what Shubhanshu Shukla “Shux” and crew did in spaceAxiom-4 Mission: Shubhanshu Shukla and crew are preparing to leave the International Space Station on July 14. They will return to Earth af...14 Jul, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
- "Will give him grand welcome": Shubhanshu Shukla's mother ahead of his return to Earth from spaceGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS, is set to return to Earth with the Ax-4 crew on July 15 after...14 Jul, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
- After nine months in zero gravity—Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore prepare for a gravity-shocking returnNASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Barry "Butch" Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after an extended nine-month stay...17 Mar, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
- China successfully launches retrievable satelliteSJ-10 was put into orbit by Long March 2-D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert.06 Apr, 2016, 01.01 PM IST
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