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World Service,3 mins

Can Insects Fly In Space?

CrowdScience

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Can a fly still fly in microgravity? Sharmila Bhattacharya from NASA has been sending fruit flies to the International Space Station to help with medical research. She tells Alex Lathbridge how they get there, and whether they can still fly when they arrive.

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