Wilshire@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTaters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep spacewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down10
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkTaters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep spacewww.theguardian.comWilshire@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 years agoTL;DR - They transmitted a video of a cat using lasers and bouncing it off a probe. The cat wasn’t in space.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoWhen do we get space cats?
minus-squarethorbot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoWe already did, and it was tragic, and they learned nothing.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·2 years agoHow did you conclude that nothing was learned?
minus-squarethorbot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoI read the article. Did you?
minus-squareLowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThey got extensive data on launch, low gravity, and much of re-entry.
minus-squarethorbot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoRead it again. They state that they learned nothing useful from euthanizing the cat and operating on it.
minus-squareLowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoRight. So. Much was learned, just not from doing an autopsy on the cat.
TL;DR - They transmitted a video of a cat using lasers and bouncing it off a probe. The cat wasn’t in space.
When do we get space cats?
We already did, and it was tragic, and they learned nothing.
How did you conclude that nothing was learned?
I read the article. Did you?
They got extensive data on launch, low gravity, and much of re-entry.
Read it again. They state that they learned nothing useful from euthanizing the cat and operating on it.
Right. So. Much was learned, just not from doing an autopsy on the cat.