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Birds in Space II: Quails in the Cosmos (2011)

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• delichon 2y ago
  For long-term space habitation it will help to have a lot of shielding against radiation, and water is a leading option for that. And it looks like fish do well in microgravity. https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-space-station-zebrafish-healthy https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-space-station-zebrafish... And they taste good. So maybe fish will beat birds to space habitats and astronauts will live in a hollow inside of large aquariums.
  • cubefox 2y ago
    Though those fish weren't bred in space it seems. The quails at least hatched from eggs. They had increased rates of deformity. The big question is how humans born on Mars (38% of Earth gravity) would fare.
  • dinglestepup 2y ago
    Is water harvested on Mars habitable for fish? If not, bringing such large volume of water to orbit and/or Mars could be too costly.
    • delichon 2y ago
      https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/theres-water-on-the-moon/ https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/theres-water-on-t...
• elbasti 2y ago
  I don't know if it's on purpose, but the OP shares a title with one of my favorite paintings, Miró's "Birds in space II" [O] [0]: https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/oiseau-dans-lespace-ii-bird-space-ii https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/oiseau-...
  • mandibeet 2y ago
    This painting evoke a sense of movement and freedom
  • euparkeria 2y ago
    Loved that painting.