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SPACEFLIGHT EFFECTS ON RATS
In 1979, Cosmos 1129 flew five female and two male rats for 18.5 days and allowed them to mate; no normal pregnancies resulted in flight, while a later ground study produced healthy litters- In 1983, NASA flew six rats in Challenger’s crew cabin for a 6-day test; the cage kept them healthy, but engineers called for a 20% more water safety margin
- In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in space
- In 2005, NASA flew five thick-toed geckos aboard Foton-M2 for 16 days without food or water; all were recovered with no apparent negative health effectsFive geckos orbited Earth for sixteen days without food or water. Researchers studied how weightlessness affects these cold-blooded animals...31 Aug, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
- Reaching Mars could cost you a kidney, here are the detailsA recent UCL study, featured in Nature Communications, reveals significant kidney health risks for Mars-bound astronauts. Analyzing data fr...11 May, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
- Space research to help humans fight illnesses on EarthNew research on leukocytes - human defence cells - seeks to understand how these tiny warriors mount their defence, researchers said.08 Dec, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
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