Posted on 09/02/2014 7:12:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Experts say the geckos may have frozen to death after the heating system broke down, Russian news agencies report.
They were sent into space as part of a study into the effect of weightlessness on their sex lives and development.
"We can say with confidence that they died at least a week before the landing because their bodies were partly mummified," an official from Russia's Institute of Medical and Biological Problems told Itar-Tass news agency.
The Russian space agency has not yet outlined the cause of death.
But Interfax news agency, quoting an expert working on the mission, says preliminary data shows the geckos may have died after a malfunction with the satellite's heating system.
Drosophila fruit flies that were also travelling on the satellite, however, survived and had reproduced, Roscosmos said.
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Soon after its launch, Roscosmos briefly lost contact with the satellite when the Foton-M4's engine stopped responding to ground control.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Sex Geckos In Space Must Die - coming this fall from Troma Films.
The Sex Geckos would make a good name for an “80s tribute” band.
Any word from the Geico Gecko about this development?
They won’t be saving anyone money on car insurance, that is for sure.
Yeah, but they saved 15% on their car insurance.
The significant part of this story is that fruit flies can apparently survive temperatures of less than -400F degrees!
I don’t believe in reincarnation, but if I did I would like to come back as a sex gecko. Earth bound.
Good, does this mean I don’t have to be punished by those G*d d*man commercials anymore?
And by the way, go ask a body shop what they think of Geico or Progressive insurance.
Everybody knows that.
I’ve been lookin for a sex gecko for my whole life.
I saved more than that in half the time.
“And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
Singin’ and jinglin’ a jangle
Float like the heavens above
Looks like Gecko Love,........”
But they died with smiles on their faces.
“We can say with confidence”
That’s scientists for you. They couldn’t say it with a little sorrow? Those poor geckos. One minute they’re doing the lizard love boogie, and the next minute they’re lizard Popsicles. Have a little compassion, will you!
“The heating system broke down”
Ring....ring.......ring.....
“Hello. You have reached Acme Heater Service. We’re out fixing the heater on a nuclear submarine right now. Leave your name and number and we’ll call you back........Beep.”
“Hi. This is Bob from the Russian Space Agency. The heater went out on our love lizard satellite. We were wondering if you could get up there to fix it?”
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