To catch up to the US and the USSR in the Orbit Race, French scientists launched Félicette into space in October 1963. It didn't appear like Félicette was your normal astronaut. She was really light—only 5.5 pounds. She had lived much of her life on Paris's streets. Additionally, Félicette was one of 14 cats that French scientists prepared for space travel. She ventured … [Read more...] about How Félicette The Feline Turned into The Very first Cat To Go To Space
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A New Study Discovers That This Is the First Plant We Should Grow on Mars
After we've overcome all of the obstacles to traveling to Mars, we'll have to find out how to make life there viable - and producing and nurturing food will be a big part of that. If you've watched Matt Damon's hardships in the film The Martian, you'll know that the red planet's terrain could theoretically grow food, a possibility supported by NASA research. However, it … [Read more...] about A New Study Discovers That This Is the First Plant We Should Grow on Mars
A Great White Shark is Seen Napping For the First Time Ever on Camera
Even the sea rulers must rest occasionally. No one has ever truly witnessed a great white shark in the middle of a nap in the wild, despite our infatuation with them. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Pelagios Kakunjá scientific teams have now succeeded in filming one that they believe was in a sleep-like state. The shark was sighted by the researchers on … [Read more...] about A Great White Shark is Seen Napping For the First Time Ever on Camera
Nicole Aunapu Mann, An Astronaut, Will Be The First American Indian Woman in Space
Mann will go up as part of SpaceX Crew-5 at the end of September. When NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann launches to the International Orbit Station next month, she will become the first Native American woman in space. She will also be the first female commander of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, leading Space-X Crew 5, which is set to launch on September 29. "I believe … [Read more...] about Nicole Aunapu Mann, An Astronaut, Will Be The First American Indian Woman in Space
Scientists are Baffled After Seeing One Of The World’s Largest Moths For The First Time in The United States
The giant species is usually found in the forests of Asia, not Washington. For the first time, one of the world's largest moths has been officially documented in the United States. Because Atlas moths, which have a wingspan of 25 centimeters (10 inches), are generally found in Asia's tropical jungles, entomologists are baffled as to how the prohibited insect ended itself in … [Read more...] about Scientists are Baffled After Seeing One Of The World’s Largest Moths For The First Time in The United States