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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by Zardoz84 on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @10:47AM (#16325181)
You could be surprise how resilient are the microbes against the harsh conditions of space.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by NathanKP on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @10:49AM (#16325205)
Yep these things can actually survive in the vacuum of space as well as go without food or water for 30 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by dpkonofa on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:34PM (#16326269)
Yeah, but you're not going to find those in the stitching of a leather Tesla Roadster seat.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by Balgair on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @11:31AM (#16325585)
For other readers: yes the Tardigrade is likely to be resistant to the extreme radiation of the Mars-Earth voyage.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:35PM (#16326278)
They'll be surfing the mycelial network before we know it :/
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