Posted on 09/11/2006 6:14:57 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A satellite bearing the largest payload of plant and fungi seeds ever launched by China was flown into space on Sunday for a reported two-week stay in orbit before being sent on a guided return to Earth.
The launch of the Shijian-8 spacecraft occurred early Saturday from the Jiuquan space center in northwest China's Gansu province. The Long March 2C rocket delivered the satellite into an orbit stretching from a low point of 111 miles to a high point of 277 miles, with an inclination of 63 degrees.
Shijian-8 carries at least 2,000 types of seed samples from a variety of species including those grown in normal crops on Earth, as well as fungi. In all, about 474 pounds of seeds are stowed away aboard the satellite, according to the state-owned Xinhua news agency.
(Excerpt) Read more at spaceflightnow.com ...
plants n fungi..... sounds like chinese takeout........
what can they learn from seeds after only 2 weeks in space?
I've wondered the same thing about the accuracy of a source that would incorrectly claim that the mustard seed is the smallest seed.
Can you stop being offensive, and if you are stalking, can you stop that, too?
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