You know like in a Space Station. Have the Russians or NASA taken birds up there with them?
2007-06-30 19:34:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
here you go, on this page,.......
http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2007/05/come_fly_with_m.html
.....click the link at the bottom of page around the comments area
its looks like this
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/14316/page/4;jsessionid=aaa5LVF0
strange. It worked for me once. now it doesn't
ok now it does. Really interesting article. too bad its not about birds though.
2007-06-30 20:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know NASA sent bees on at least one space shuttle mission, but I have not heard of them taking birds.
A bird could fly inside the space station. By flapping its wings, a bird displaces enough air to allow it to move. Since there's air inside the station (or shuttle), its wings should still work. However, landing usually needs gravity, which a space station hasn't got. So I think the parakeet would be pretty clumsy at first, but after a week or so it'd figure it out.
2007-07-01 02:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by stork5100 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure any bird would at first be confused and awkward attempting to fly in a microgravity environment. They're used to the same four forces of flight dynamics that pilots are, and taking one of them away would surely be disorienting for them. However, I also think they'd be able to adapt very quickly, and would soon be able to fly just fine, and with less effort since they wouldn't have to flap as often. They can actually feel those aerodynamic forces, and would notice the absence of one of them and adjust their flying accordingly.
2007-07-01 10:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parakeets would have a tough time making the adjustment but I believe a humming bird could handle it . Other critters that have gone up seemed to do just fine.
2007-07-08 19:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a macaw got loose & chewed up computer cable harness on the last shuttle mission,,a bird would flop around & go nuts in zero g
2007-07-09 02:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by quackpotwatcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With much confusion for a while, but the bird would adapt.
2007-07-08 11:59:50 · answer #6 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would float, and propel itself around by flapping, but I'm not sure how effective it would be. Beyond the basic, "intuitves" I'm not sure what to tell you.
2007-07-01 03:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know man
2007-07-02 07:51:40 · answer #8 · answered by bua 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very well...
2007-07-01 02:43:11 · answer #9 · answered by chuckledust 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave the poor little parakeets alone please!
2007-07-01 03:17:28 · answer #10 · answered by Life goes on... 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋