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'Mouse-Tronaughts' to Test Low-Gravity in Space

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rodents-in-space dept.

RandBlade writes "The Telegraph has an article about plans to launch mice into space with simulated low-gravity for five weeks, to test the effects of low-gravity on their bodies. This "will be the first time mammals of any kind have lived in partial gravity for an extended period." Hopes are that this will provide information useful for plans to launch men to Mars, which has one-third of the gravity of Earth."

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  1. Re:Pardon? by worst_name_ever · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTFA... partial gravity != microgravity.

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  2. Re:First time for mammals by hokanomono · · Score: 4, Informative

    The point is: there is no documented experiment of humans living in partial gravity for an extended period.

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  3. Re:They contradict themselves in the article by Mwongozi · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or you could try reading the article. Partial gravity is not the same as a weightless environment.

  4. Re:You mean astromouse ? by NonSequor · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually astrum (star), is Latin. And nauta is Latin for sailor. So you need the Latin word for mouse which is mus (pronounced like the English word moose).

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