Spiders in Space

ArabellaA close-up view of Arabella, one of the two Skylab 3 common cross spiders "Araneus diadematus," and the web it had spun in the zero gravity of space aboard the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit. NASA (USA)10/10/04
Arabella and AnitaAbout the experiments in Skylab 3. NASA (USA)10/10/04
ArachnePersonnel in Mission Control examine replica of spider habitat from Skylab 3. NASA (USA)10/10/04
Australian spiders set to train with astronauts for space shuttle missionRMIT University (Australia)10/10/04
Spiders from outer spaceA group of astronauts currently training for a shuttle mission all have eight legs. Beyond 2000 (Australia)10/10/04
Spiders in SpaceAbout the effects of gravity on spiders and spider development. Since actually putting the spiders in a weightless environment is very costly, ground based tests are being performed here on Earth to form a hypothesis of how spiders will behave in space. Prof. Anne Helmenstine, Department of Biology, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN (USA)10/10/04
Spiders in SpaceSpiders have been astronauts in space missions. In 1973, the two common cross spiders "Araneus diadematus" Arabella and Anita became famous for their stay in the Skylab space station. Hartmut Frommert (USA)10/10/04
Spiders in spaceScientists are taking a close interest in the extraordinary properties of spider webs, trying to exploit the properties of this biomaterial for aerospace components. ABC Online News (Australia)10/10/04
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