Nasa loses spider on International Space Station

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:21 AM EST

Article Source: The Times

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Astronauts were hunting for a missing party guest as they prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station.

One of two spiders sent to the orbiting laboratory aboard the space shuttle Endeavour last week was added to the lost property list after the crew checked its tank and found it empty.

Anxious to quash fears that the absent arachnid may be marauding around the space station, Nasa managers insisted that the second orb-weaver was not exactly lost, it just couldn't be found.

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{"commentId":4173984,"authorDomain":"mom2princess-mykaela"}

Andrea-740975

The only thing that would ever induce me to go to space is the idea of no spiders. Now... they are there... no thanx. crawling spiders are bad enough... now we ahve one that float into your face. YUCK!!!!

BTW - bug spray might not work on spiders but aresol hairspray does. I was told it's because it coats the spider & smothers them.

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#26 - Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:30 AM EST

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Frank from Ohio

I think they should have taken a cockroach instead.This way when there eating like crackers or chips and crums fall off,out flys the roach and cleans it up! its like multi tasking......

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#27 - Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:47 AM EST

{"commentId":4177844,"authorDomain":"farmersdaughterone"}

nancy from texas..

Plus, the roach will eat the spider as they are floating through the air. Can't get me in space now, i'd be scared to death they float in my face. bad enough they creep around the earth..........YIKES......

plus they say roach's can survive anything, so if it ever gets out, it could float around the universe, maybe even send messages via the spider...............HO..

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#28 - Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:42 PM EST

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Jazbar

Attention Conspiracy Theorists! 1) Missing Spider 2) Tool bag floating off into space 3) Where was this rogue spider at that moment?! Hhhhmmmmm...

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#29 - Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:30 PM EST

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Newsense13

"Anxious to quash fears that the absent arachnid may be marauding around the space station, Nasa managers insisted that the second orb-weaver was not exactly lost, it just couldn’t be found."what? If this person wasn't joking then the fact that this person is a manger at Nasa is scarier than any floating spider."

Okay, but what bout the webs are they cooler or what? Does throwing their webs provide any propulsion for them? with eight legs I bet spiders manuever awesone in 0-g, How many spiders have died in space, if they confirm KIA will this be a first? That spider is gonna die if they don't find it, ... mission failure.

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