In 2003, one of the greatest tragedies in space exploration history killed seven astronauts — and ended an Australian school group's experiment.
abc.net.au/news/space-shuttle-columbia-disaster-anniversary-spider-experiment/101899832Twenty years ago, one of the greatest disasters in space exploration history unfolded in the sky above Texas.Locals knew to look out for its contrails as it headed towards the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.As it entered Earth's atmosphere,A small hole in one of the wings sent superheated atmospheric gases flooding into the shuttle interior, vaporising the craft and killing all seven astronauts onboard.
A select group of students decided on an experiment that would send eight Australian garden orb weaver Columbia's final mission was originally scheduled to launch in December 2000, but was delayed until January 2003. During this time, they worked with zoologists, engineers, and astronomers to learn about everything from animal husbandry to astrophysics.
"He was interviewed on Israeli state TV while he was up on the mission. He was supposed to be talking about this crystal growth experiment that he was doing for one of the Israeli universities, but all he could talk about was spiders."There have been several attempts to study spiders in space. The first was in 1979 when two orb-weaving spiders were sent to live aboard Skylab, NASA's first space station.
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