45 mice , 15 newts , eight gerbils and a handful of snailsreturnedto Earth today after a month in space in a Russian capsule . The Bion - M complete a parachute - assisted landing place about 750 miles southeast of Moscow , and researchers at once define up a mobile research laboratory near the ejector seat to begin tests on the animal .
allot to the Associated Foreign Press , it was necessary for the critter to have their own capsule because they would have “ posed a health risk ” if they had been on the ISS .
The enquiry is part of Russia ’s initiative to create a base on Mars begin in 2030 that would facilitate manned mission . The beast will lead to understanding of how the pinched , nervous and muscular systems are bear on by weightlessness during tenacious flight . The AFP noted , somewhat threateningly , that :
scientist said the animals were need because they were subject to the kinds of experimentation that are impossible to be conducted on humans .
Oooooh that kind of experiment . Okay , sure . blank space party ! It is also indecipherable whether all the animals survived the stumble . But this has take a dark go . The point is that animals in infinite are cute and helpful , right-hand ? Guys ? [ PhysOrg ]
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