The Director Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Russian Space Experiment in Reproduction Goes Wrong A brave Russian Cosmonaut that all will miss. A while ago the Russian Federal Space Agency decided to start an experiment on how 0G effects genitalia in various species. I know that sounds kind of funny, but it's actually pretty important work. You see, if we decide to do some deep space colonization, we need to know whether we can procreate in space or not. One of the plans for deep space exploration is to build a ship capable of holding a few hundred people and to have those people reproduce on the way to a planet designated for colonization. If it turns out that humans cannot reproduce in no gravity, then we will not be able to do this. To see if we may be able to or not, the RFSA came up with the experiment "gecko-f4" to send a craft into space with Geckos and Fruit Flies to see if they could successfully copulate and impregnate each other. The experiment was well though out and planned, and the reason they used both Geckos and Fruit Flies was primarily for the size of their organs (i.e. is bigger better or not). The craft was also equipped with cameras so that the procreation could be viewed in case there were issues that needed to be documented. However, the remote controlled craft ceased responding to commands shortly after it was launched. On September 1st, the craft came back down to Earth and it was discovered that the geckos did not survive. The leading theory as to why is because there may have been issues with the Life Support system on the craft. The results of the experiment are considered to be inconclusive due to the death of the geckos, but there is good news. The fruit flies that were included in the experiment not only survived, but were successfully able to reproduce. Our thoughts go out to the families of the Geckos who were lost. I can only hope that they had decent life insurance. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Amell Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Nice article brah Poor lizards though..either way could of been worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose The Ace Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Another brave solider is lost in the line of duty.... *sniff* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Composite Armour Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Gecko F4? He must have pressed alt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveillance Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Uh... I really don't know what to say. They're lizards used for scientific experimentation. I'm more concerned about our life support systems for space ._. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressant Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Poor geckos. You will be missed *sniffs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Director Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Uh... I really don't know what to say. They're lizards used for scientific experimentation. I'm more concerned about our life support systems for space ._. I wouldn't be too worried about the life support for human vessels. It's very well documented how much air per human is needed for a successful space flight, and agencies usually tend to bring more than enough to accomplish the mission. How much air per gecko on the other hand may not have been as accurate as they predicted. I'm guessing that the life support failure was human error rather than something like a leak, because of the survival of the fruit flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrhuntington Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 What they actually didn't reveal is that this was an inside job by Sony. They actually spent all that money just to kill LizardSquad in a fashionable way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerriesBoo Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I love Lizards... WHY KILL HIM? I use to keep a lizard once. xD It was cool, He changed colors. Good lizard i had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Director Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I love Lizards... WHY KILL HIM? I use to keep a lizard once. xD It was cool, He changed colors. Good lizard i had before. Well they didn't intend to kill them. The intention was to send them into space and have them come back unharmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveillance Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well they didn't intend to kill them. The intention was to send them into space and have them come back unharmed. Although you never know... Russia was never good with rights of life. :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerriesBoo Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well they didn't intend to kill them. The intention was to send them into space and have them come back unharmed. Oh, Good... I'm glad they're okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Director Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Oh, Good... I'm glad they're okay. That's... I... But... What? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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