SpaceFish
07-28-2006, 04:29 PM
Can fish swim in orbit? NASA wants to know. How do they find out? They take animals into space.:D
NASA wants to know what the body does in less gravity. Many tests can be done on people while they work in space. Some tests on people get in the way of their work. That is why NASA wants to use animals.
Animals would only go when they must. NASA likes to use computer models or astronauts. But, only animals will work for some tests. People do not want to eat the same thing each day. But, animals don't mind! NASA can test how that will make them feel in space.
In the past, no one knew if people could stay alive on a trip to space. So, animals were used to find out. First, a monkey flew in a rocket. Nine years later, a dog was sent into orbit. This let us know that people could stay alive on a trip to space. Years later, mice, fish, spiders and other animals were sent up. They lived on the Skylab Space Station.
Which animals go into space? It's based on the kind of test they have to do. And, it depends on what the animals need to live. Snails, fish and mice are just a few that have gone on the Shuttle.
Animals in space need things that they don't need on Earth. Everything floats in space. Mice cages have wire all around. This helps mice grip with their feet. Food and water bottles have to be fixed so they won't float.
Do animals like living in space? There are lots of rules when they go in space. NASA makes sure they take very good care of them.
To answer the question above, fish do swim in orbit. They don't swim the same way as on Earth. In space, they swim in loops. They don't swim in straight lines.
NASA wants to know what the body does in less gravity. Many tests can be done on people while they work in space. Some tests on people get in the way of their work. That is why NASA wants to use animals.
Animals would only go when they must. NASA likes to use computer models or astronauts. But, only animals will work for some tests. People do not want to eat the same thing each day. But, animals don't mind! NASA can test how that will make them feel in space.
In the past, no one knew if people could stay alive on a trip to space. So, animals were used to find out. First, a monkey flew in a rocket. Nine years later, a dog was sent into orbit. This let us know that people could stay alive on a trip to space. Years later, mice, fish, spiders and other animals were sent up. They lived on the Skylab Space Station.
Which animals go into space? It's based on the kind of test they have to do. And, it depends on what the animals need to live. Snails, fish and mice are just a few that have gone on the Shuttle.
Animals in space need things that they don't need on Earth. Everything floats in space. Mice cages have wire all around. This helps mice grip with their feet. Food and water bottles have to be fixed so they won't float.
Do animals like living in space? There are lots of rules when they go in space. NASA makes sure they take very good care of them.
To answer the question above, fish do swim in orbit. They don't swim the same way as on Earth. In space, they swim in loops. They don't swim in straight lines.