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A new experiment is studying tardigrades, aka water bears, aboard the International Space Station to better understand how they tolerate extreme environments

https://earthsky.org/space/water-bears-tardigrades-into-space-iss-experiment/
But the Cell Science-04 water bears aren't the first tardigrades to visit space. In 2007, a European research team sent 3,000 living tardigrades into Earth orbit for 12 days on the outside of a

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002839271/why-nasa-is-blasting-water-bears-and-bobtail-squid-into-space
Jamie S. Foster/University of Florida. When SpaceX makes its 22nd resupply mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, it will be carrying two very special guest species: water bears

https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-sending-tardigrades-squid-to-iss
In September 2007, two species of dehydrated tardigrades were exposed to the vacuum of space and solar radiation onboard NASA's Foton-M3 mission. The water bears were brought back to Earth and

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-nasa-is-sending-water-bears-and-baby-squid-to-the-international-space-station-7337170/
On June 3, NASA will send 128 glow-in-the-dark baby squids and some 5,000 tardigrades (also called water bears) to the International Space Station for research purposes. The water animals, which will be launched aboard SpaceX's 22nd cargo resupply mission to the ISS, are part of experiments that could help scientists design improved

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/spacexs-22nd-commercial-resupply-mission-to-space-station-launches-water-bears-squid-solar-arrays/
The 22nd SpaceX cargo resupply mission carrying scientific research and technology demonstrations launches to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than June 3. Experiments aboard include studying how water bears tolerate space, whether microgravity affects symbiotic relationships, analyzing the formation of kidney stones, and more.

https://science.slashdot.org/story/21/06/03/2133255/why-nasa-is-blasting-water-bears-and-bobtail-squid-into-space
NASA is sending water bears and bobtail squid to the International Space Station, "as NASA researchers attempt to learn more about how the conditions of spaceflight can affect biological organisms and, by extension, future astronauts," writes Joe Hernandez via NPR. From the report: Tardigrades are

https://www.themarysue.com/nasa-tardigrades-in-space/
Tardigrades, known as water bears due to their appearance under a microscope and common habitat in water, are tiny creatures that tolerate environments more extreme than most life forms can. That

https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/water-bears-in-space/
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode197, "Water Bears in Space.". I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today. On this podcast we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know, what's going on in the world of human spaceflight. Water bears are about to head to the

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A new experiment is studying tardigrades, aka water bears, aboard the International Space Station to better understand how they tolerate extreme environments

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-sending-tardigrades-and-baby-squid-space-180977880/
Jamie S. Foster, University of Florida. NASA is launching a bunch of "water bears," or tardigrades, and baby bobtail squid into space to study them aboard the International Space Station (ISS

https://weather.com/en-IN/india/space/news/2021-05-28-nasa-to-send-128-glowing-baby-squids-and-5000-water-bears-to-space
As part of SpaceX's cargo resupply mission, the American space agency will be sending 5,000 tardigrades and 128 glow-in-the-dark baby squids to the International Space Station (ISS) next week

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A new experiment is studying tardigrades, aka water bears, aboard the #ISS to better understand how they tolerate extreme environments - including the one as

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The animals are being launched into the cosmos as NASA researchers attempt to learn more about how the conditions of spaceflight can affect biological organisms and, by extension, future astronauts.

https://www.inverse.com/science/tardigrades-interstellar-astronauts
By the 2030s, NASA and China hope to send crewed missions to Mars, which will culminate in the creation of a permanent base on the surface. When it comes to interstellar missions, however, there

https://www.kuow.org/stories/why-nasa-is-blasting-water-bears-and-bobtail-squid-into-space
When SpaceX makes its 22nd resupply mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, it will be carrying two very special guest species: water bears and bobtail squid.

https://www.tardigrade.us/details-why-tardigrades-were-sent-up-in-space/
A new experiment aboard the International Space Station ( ISS) is studying tardigrades, tiny creatures also known as water bears because of the way they look under a microscope. Tardigrades can tolerate the hottest and coldest environments on Earth, and can survive decades without water. The new experiment - called Cell Science-04 - aims to

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Tiny_animals_survive_exposure_to_space
Tiny animals survive exposure to space. Scientists recently revealed that tiny creatures called water bears are the first animals to survive exposure to space. Sending water bears into space is one of several ESA experiments looking at organisms which can survive longer periods in open space. Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are very

https://www.gadgets360.com/science/news/nasa-sending-squid-water-bears-to-space-station-to-study-how-they-adapt-there-2453557
The space agency has decided to send 5,000 tardigrades or water bears, and 128 baby glow-in-the-dark bobtail squid to the International Space Station (ISS) this month to conduct research. NASA said water bears and the squid are model organisms for studying biological survival under extreme conditions.

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https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/why-nasa-is-sending-baby-squids-water-bears-to-international-space-station-1809122-2021-05-31
After successfully figuring out ways to water plants in outer space, Nasa is now all set to send glow-in-the-dark baby squids and about 5,000 tardigrades, also called water bears, to the International Space Station. The new set of arrivals to the flying laboratory beyond Earth's orbit will push the envelope on experiments that include studying

https://www.ft.com/content/ead36a72-2fc6-11e5-8873-775ba7c2ea3d
Nasa sent microscopic "water bears" into space a few years back, and found not only that some of them survived, but also that their eggs hatched. Project Biokis, in 2011, added six more

https://www.kallmorris.com/columns/water-bears-in-space
Originally discovered in 1773 by Johann August Ephraim Goeze, water bears are neither as cute nor as cuddly as the name suggests. This cuddly connotation is the common name for a creature called a tardigrade, which is a type of arthropod, like more common insects, spiders, and crabs. Water bears are microscopically small, < 1 mm, and are