Tardigrades may have survived spacecraft crashing on moon

[Toaster]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/06/ta...

It would be interesting to see if they have survived and give a few hundred thousand years if they developed....

[Gandahar]

As we now think the Laika experiment was rather mean spiritied I am sure in 500 years time this will be similar where our descendants are shocked to see living organisms being sent into a vacuum just to see what happens.

I object to any living organism being used outside their natural environment to test things with the space race to be honest. Whether it be apes being slapped to rocket sleds or things lower down the evolutionary chain being sent into low earth orbit or the moon....

The right stuff should be the right stuff that chose to be the right stuff in the first place.

It really fks me off to be honest

Edited by Gandahar on Wednesday 7th August 00:53

[Beati Dogu]

There were 40 mice on the SpaceX resupply flight to the ISS last week too. They never mention what horrors they undergo in the name of science.

[Eric Mc]

Not to mention those two spiders that perished on Skylab. Shocking, I tell you.

[eldar]

Eric Mc said:

Not to mention those two spiders that perished on Skylab. Shocking, I tell you.

The ones in my wing mirror live a life of luxury.

[Eric Mc]

Speed freak spiders.

[eldar]

Eric Mc said:

Speed freak spiders.

Sorry officer, the spiders made me do it...

[Eric Mc]

As for space spiders, I always wondered where David Bowie got his inspiration.

[Le Controleur Horizontal]

Eric Mc said:

As for space spiders, I always wondered where David Bowie got his inspiration.

David Bowie and the Spiders from the Moon......does not do it for me

[eharding]

I think you'll find that the moss piglets never got anywhere near the surface of the moon.

As soon as it became apparent the guidance system was shagged, the lead Tardigrade - answers to the name 'Ripper' - activated the tiny spore drive they'd smuggled on board and they all departed.

[Eric Mc]

I reckon they haven't survived - having been eaten by the Soup Dragon. Tardigrade Stew - yummy.

[otolith]

If they were dormant on arrival, they may still be viable and may remain so for a long time. They can't actually live there, though.

[Le Controleur Horizontal]

otolith said:

If they were dormant on arrival, they may still be viable and may remain so for a long time. They can't actually live there, though.

Dormant, until the next Predator Interstellar Ship crashes then the problems will start !

[Eric Mc]

Or they are heated over a burner (Gas Mark 6) for 20 minutes by the Soup Dragon.

[Gojira]

Eric Mc said:

Or they are heated over a burner (Gas Mark 6) for 20 minutes by the Soup Dragon.

Got any decent blue string pudding recipies?

I presume you've seen "The Visitor" from the latest batch of Clangers?

If not, I can heartily recommend it to anyone here with the merest hint of a sense of humour!

[stew-STR160]

eldar said:

Eric Mc said:

Not to mention those two spiders that perished on Skylab. Shocking, I tell you.

The ones in my wing mirror live a life of luxury.

I had a cricket living in my passenger side mirror. We used to cruise around, enjoying the breeze, checking out the women...good times.

[Le Controleur Horizontal]

stew-STR160 said:

I had a cricket living in my passenger side mirror. We used to cruise around, enjoying the breeze, checking out the women...good times.

[Buzz84]

Beati Dogu said:

There were 40 mice on the SpaceX resupply flight to the ISS last week too. They never mention what horrors they undergo in the name of science.

the odd snippet of information gets reported:

https://www.geek.com/news/video-captures-how-mice-...

[Eric Mc]

Buzz84 said:

Beati Dogu said:

There were 40 mice on the SpaceX resupply flight to the ISS last week too. They never mention what horrors they undergo in the name of science.

the odd snippet of information gets reported:

https://www.geek.com/news/video-captures-how-mice-...

Carrying on a long tradition -

[AshVX220]

Buzz84 said:

Beati Dogu said:

There were 40 mice on the SpaceX resupply flight to the ISS last week too. They never mention what horrors they undergo in the name of science.

the odd snippet of information gets reported:

https://www.geek.com/news/video-captures-how-mice-...

That was very interesting I thought, adaptable little buggers aren't they?!