
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Bugs in space!
Today we’re talking about insects (and two spiders) in space: how bugs became the first astronauts, what happens to a spider web when there’s no “up” or “down,” and why the future Moon base might sound just a little bit… buzzy.
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6 days ago
My graduate advisor sent insects into space on one of the early shuttle missions in the 80s. Here’s the NASA report: