{"id":114647,"date":"2021-06-08T06:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=114647"},"modified":"2021-06-08T06:39:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T06:39:15","slug":"squid-and-microorganisms-sent-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/squid-and-microorganisms-sent-to-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid and microorganisms sent to Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: For which of the following place in space, on 3 June 2021; A SpaceX rocket launched to carry the squid and microorganisms?<br><\/strong>a) International Space Station<br>b) Moon<br>c) Mars<br>d) None of these<br><strong>Answer: (a)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 3 June 2021; A SpaceX rocket launched to carry the squid and virtually indestructible microorganisms called tardigrades to the International Space Station (ISS).<\/li><li>SpaceX launched the Dragon-2 Capsule this time carrying supplies for scientific experiments, including squid and tardigrades to ISS.<\/li><li>The Falcon 9 Rocket, leased by NASA, launched from Launch Pad-39A Kennedy Space center Florida.<\/li><li>The Dragon capsule detached from the Falcon 9 rocket about 12 minutes after take-off and docked with the ISS on June 5, 2021.<\/li><li>Young specimens of the species Euprymna scolopes, known as bobtail squid, are on board for the trip.<\/li><li>Scientists are keen to study the effect of zero gravity on the interactions between bacteria and their host organisms.<\/li><li>Some of the squid will be exposed to bacteria once on board the ISS, while others will be left alone.<\/li><li>After 12 hours, the specimens are preserved until their return to Earth, where they will be studied.<\/li><li>It should be known that animals, including humans, rely on our microbes to maintain a healthy digestive and immune system and scientists want to know that how space flight alters these beneficial interactions.<\/li><li>The experiment could help scientists in the future to develop techniques to protect the health of astronauts taking part in long-duration missions in space.<\/li><li>Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic organisms that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe and decades without food.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3135975\/spacex-rocket-carrying-baby-squid-and-water-bears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3135975\/spacex-rocket-carrying-baby-squid-and-water-bears<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2021\/jun\/03\/spacex-rocket-heads-to-iss-with-a-supply-of-squid-toothpaste-and-avocados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2021\/jun\/03\/spacex-rocket-heads-to-iss-with-a-supply-of-squid-toothpaste-and-avocados<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-why-nasa-is-sending-water-bears-and-baby-squid-to-the-international-space-station-7337170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-why-nasa-is-sending-water-bears-and-baby-squid-to-the-international-space-station-7337170\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: For which of the following place in space, on 3 June 2021; A SpaceX rocket launched to carry the squid and microorganisms?a) International Space Stationb) Moonc) Marsd) None of theseAnswer: (a)Related Facts:- On 3 June 2021; A SpaceX rocket launched to carry the squid and virtually indestructible microorganisms called tardigrades to the International Space [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":114648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1123],"tags":[3067],"class_list":["post-114647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snes","tag-scientific"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114649,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114647\/revisions\/114649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}