by From worms to quail, the ISS has housed all kinds of creatures great and small over the years.
Animal research in space is about to welcome some new members to the club.
Aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, 128 baby glow-in-the-dark bobtail squid and about 5,000 microscopic animals are headed to the ISS.
The animals are tardigrades, better known as water bears, and they can be found everywhere on Earth.
The squid will be used to explore the effects of spaceflight on the interactions between microbes and animals.
"Animals, including humans, rely on our microbes to maintain a healthy digestive and immune system.
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Animal research in space is about to welcome some new members to the club.
Aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, 128 baby glow-in-the-dark bobtail squid and about 5,000 microscopic animals are headed to the ISS.
The animals are tardigrades, better known as water bears, and they can be found everywhere on Earth.
The squid will be used to explore the effects of spaceflight on the interactions between microbes and animals.
"Animals, including humans, rely on our microbes to maintain a healthy digestive and immune system.
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