NASA’s 1991 Jellyfish Experiment Revealed Trouble Returning to Earth
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
A 1991 shuttle experiment sent 2,478 jellyfish polyps into orbit, where their population grew to nearly 60,000 before researchers reported difficulties for space-born offspring on Earth.
Space Shuttle Columbia carried 2,478 immature moon jellyfish polyps into orbit on June 5, 1991, as part of NASA’s STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences mission.
The experiment was led by Dorothy B. Spangenberg, a researcher at Eastern Virginia Medical School. During the nine-day flight, the jellyfish population expanded to almost 60,000.
According to Bitcoin.com News, offspring born in space had difficulty adjusting to conditions on Earth. The supplied report excerpt does not detail those difficulties or the researchers’ full findings.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
