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Space Fish: ISS Aquatic Habitat Delivered By HTV-3

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-what's-this-fish-doing-in-my-ear dept.

astroengine writes "Yes, it's the moment we've all (secretly) been waiting for: Fish In Space! But before you go getting too excited and start asking the big questions — like: if there's a bubble in a microgravity aquarium, what happens if the fish falls into it? Let's ponder that for a minute... — it's worth pointing out that the fish aren't actually in space right now (their habitat has just been delivered to the space station by the unmanned Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle 'Kounotori 3') and this fishy experiment isn't just to see how fish enjoy swimming upside down, there's some serious science behind it."

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  1. The ISS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where all fish are flying fish.

  2. And then... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sure. Now it's just regular fish. Next it will be sharks, then sharks with lasers. It will be all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

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    1. Re:And then... by oobayly · · Score: 4, Funny

      Is that actor Ronald Regan still available?

      Nope, apparently he got some kind of management job instead.

  3. Re:The next step by Jarik+C-Bol · · Score: 3, Funny

    I get the feeling that a cat in space would turn into a really sharp infinitely reorienting ball of fury in the middle of the room.

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  4. Re:The next step by GoodNewsJimDotCom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Experiment k9V2C47:

    Place one average sized dog in space with 0 velocity. Place one average sized house cat in space with 0 velocity, 3 meters apart from dog. Observe results.

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  5. Re:Right side up by chandani · · Score: 5, Funny

    The enemy's gate is down.