Russia
launched an ’orbital Noah’s Ark’ to space — a bio-satellite packed with
an array of mice and other small creatures to study the effects of long
flights on living organisms. Russia’s latest BION-M1 biological
research capsule carrying 45 mice, eight Mongolian gerbils, 15 geckos,
snails, fish eggs, micro-organisms and plants blasted off aboard the
modernised Soyuz 2 rocket from the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan.
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