Space Spiderz

[mouseonmars]

<p>What if cosmic rays somehow interacted with space spider DNA and space spider experiment got, shall we say ... "interesting" ? Maybe they would take over ISS and ISS would become first space spider colony in space. It would be woven in a big web and a huge mutated spider would broadcast message ... "kozmic rays mootated cpace spidrz sayz keepz away ... iz spce statn minez now".</p><p>Siriusly though. Those are some amazing spiders. After a few false starts they adapt to Zero-G and spin an almost perfect web. Do these Arachnids get awards ? Will they be returned to Earth ? Do they even have names ?</p><p>As an astronaut I heard on NASA TV said today ..."We're usually the one's getting all the attention ... but now we've got these spiders who have taken over things" <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /> </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I am your God. I am all knowing." Baal, Stargate SG-1 </div>

 

[zhang]

<p>Not first spiders in space. There was a similar experiment on Skylab more than 35 years ago!</p><p>&nbsp;http://history.nasa.gov/SP-401/ch3.htm </p><p>They both built webs in space. Unfortunately, both spiders died due to <font face="Geneva">dehydration </font>before return to Earth So good luck this time.</p>

 

[mouseonmars]

<p>I didn't know that. Let's hope the current spiders survive for return. </p><p>Space.com just asked a question about the spiders names in an ISS question and answer with the crew. Have Space.com been reading this thread ? The crew said it's a good idea. They've been so busy they have not named threm yet. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I am your God. I am all knowing." Baal, Stargate SG-1 </div>

 

[zhang]

They were named ELMO and SPIDERMAN as I know.