A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flight experience

Re:A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flig... by sneak on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:44PM (#27121097)

Let's wait to answer that until we've seen babies born that have gestated in 1/6th gravity.

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Re:A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flig... by robotresearcher on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:28PM (#27122411)

We know that rats grow OK in orbital microgravity. Doesn't seem like strong gravity is required for mammalian morphogenesis to work.

"As we reported previously (Ronca & Alberts, 2002b), pre- and postflight body weights of dams and the body weights of the offspring used in these experiments were comparable across treatment groups. Within 48-72 hrs following landing, the rat dams that contributed offspring to the postnatal studies gave birth to healthy offspring."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2610337/

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