Did you know that in 1977, 30 laboratory rats were sent into space? They launched on the satellite Kosmos 936 (also know as Bion 4) as part of an international research project that coordinated scientists from France, the United States, and the U.S.S.R. Join curator Cathleen Lewis as she reveals what the rats experienced in space and what the scientists learned.
Meet at the nose of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird in the Boeing Aviation Hangar.
About the Ask an Expert Series: A few times a month at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum. For topics of upcoming Ask and Expert talks at the Udvar-Hazy Center, click here.
This is an experimental block that an international team of scientists used to test the effects of artificial gravity on rats.