• Question: Will birds be able to fly in space?

    Asked by Amy to Andrea, Charlie 🚀, Col Op, Kirsty, Vinita on 15 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Kirsty Lindsay

      Kirsty Lindsay answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Yes, they should be able to if they are inside a spacecraft because there is still air for their wings to move. They might get a little confused though as they would move in unexpected ways

    • Photo: Andrea Boyd

      Andrea Boyd answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Inside the space station or spaceship yep! Jumping spiders have jumped and flown in space!

    • Photo: Columbus Operations

      Columbus Operations answered on 23 Jun 2016:

      It’d be hard to train them to zero G though. They’d try to fly as on Earth and then bump with their head into the “ceiling” probably.

      The question really is, would they be able to adjust? Like floating without moving their wings too much? Perhaps one day we’ll know.

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