Why NASA is shooting Mouse Sperm into Space

To better understand space and its effects on the human body and life in general we have send a multitude of things into orbit. Animals, plants and even a car. But did you know that we also send mouse sperm into space? What scientific purpose that had we will discuss in this episode of Facts in Motion. Enjoy

Sources:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/space-babies-sperm-mice-radiation-science/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132017-mouse-sperm-sent-into-space-produces-healthy-ivf-babies/
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/05/16/1701425114
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2016/10/25/30-years-commercial-space-a-second-space-race-reignited/
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/nsrl/why-space-radiation-matters
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/real-martians-how-to-protect-astronauts-from-space-radiation-on-mars
https://www.history.com/topics/space-race

Music by Jay Man
Tracks used:
http://ourmusicbox.com/ms_song/Talent-for-success/
http://ourmusicbox.com/ms_song/Past-Reflections/
http://ourmusicbox.com/ms_song/Sound-Of-Silence
http://ourmusicbox.com/ms_song/Drops-Of-Hope
http://ourmusicbox.com/ms_song/Tucked-in-bed
Thanks for watching.

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