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The International Space Station is Getting an Aquarium

Posted July 28, 2012 5:39 PM

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Finally! The International Space Station is getting a little something to cheer the place up a bit: an aquarium!

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07/29/2012 7:28 AM

And once the astronauts show they can care for the fish properly, they'll be allowed to have a puppy.

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07/29/2012 11:23 PM

"A pony Dad, I really want a pony", "Pleeeeze"

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07/30/2012 10:36 AM

The feeding process of a pony in zero-G would not be that bad, it's the post digest process that would concern me

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07/29/2012 2:26 PM

I bet a fish could swim really fast in zero-G...

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07/30/2012 12:00 AM

It's not already neutraly buoyant?

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07/30/2012 10:27 AM

Well the water is weightless too, the pressure/density of the water would be reduced...unless they pressurize it....I wonder if a mouth breather like a goldfish, would need water at all....

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07/30/2012 6:24 AM

It would be interesting to know how they aerate the water.
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