NASA Grows First Flower in Space

A flower has bloomed in the zero gravity of space for the first time ever.
US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station .

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0 1. martynbiker commented 8 years ago

I am underwhelmed...........
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+2 2. ringmaster commented 8 years ago

#1 that's what happens in absence of gravity. Can we use parts of this plant to genetically engineer other plants to thrive in harsh and unusual conditions?
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+1 3. loadrunner commented 8 years ago

Can bees live in zero gravity?
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+3 4. sux2bu commented 8 years ago

Can bees or hummingbirds fly in zero gravity?
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0 5. samxgx commented 8 years ago

#3 and #4 i would assume so. they rely on moving air to fly not on gravity. if anything they will fly much more easily without gravity. just needs some getting use to.

i my self am too lazy too lookup if any body did any real science on this.
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0 6. Sizzlik (admin) commented 8 years ago

#5 I've seen a docu about it with sparrows (Hummingbirds also rely on gravity and the magnetic field..watch a hummingbird in slowmo. Force down pushed air down, on the way up the wing is flipped almost 90 degree to avoid air resistance. Like flies, they "swim" in air";). Unless they are born in zeroG and never experienced the magnetic field of earth they cant fly. Like every animal(including humans) you need to adapt. Birds are not made for zeroG flight (neither are insects)..gravity pulls the body down, wings pull it up and wings + gravity + air ressistance = gliding (Flappy Bird?)..so it would take some bird generations born and raised in space to make them space gliders =P
Flies also just wiggle around in space ;)
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0 7. samxgx commented 8 years ago

as you say it your self #5: force down pushed air... and: "swim" in air

i'm not saying they will fly effortlessly right away. but after some getting used to the lack of gravity, they should be able to fly just fine.

also the lack of gravity should help them go faster / longer since the only resistance they are going to have is air friction.

like in... do we rely on gravity while swimming under water? or are we just applying the same basics of aerodynamics but then under water?


and now feelig unsecure about my own idea's and forcing my self to check:
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/birds-in-space.htm