@Wilshire to Not The OnionEnglish • 9 months agoTaters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep spacewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up194arrow-down10
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkTaters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep spacewww.theguardian.com@Wilshire to Not The OnionEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square9
minus-square@EatYouWelllinkEnglish23•9 months agoTL;DR - They transmitted a video of a cat using lasers and bouncing it off a probe. The cat wasn’t in space.
minus-square@thorbotlinkEnglish11•9 months agoWe already did, and it was tragic, and they learned nothing.
minus-square@LowtierComputerlinkEnglish0•9 months agoThey got extensive data on launch, low gravity, and much of re-entry.
minus-square@thorbotlinkEnglish0•9 months agoRead it again. They state that they learned nothing useful from euthanizing the cat and operating on it.
minus-square@LowtierComputerlinkEnglish0•9 months agoRight. So. Much was learned, just not from doing an autopsy on the cat.
TL;DR - They transmitted a video of a cat using lasers and bouncing it off a probe. The cat wasn’t in space.
When do we get space cats?
We already did, and it was tragic, and they learned nothing.
How did you conclude that nothing was learned?
I read the article. Did you?
They got extensive data on launch, low gravity, and much of re-entry.
Read it again. They state that they learned nothing useful from euthanizing the cat and operating on it.
Right. So. Much was learned, just not from doing an autopsy on the cat.