Shuttle Columbia returns safely; baby rats not so lucky
NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia touched down safely at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Sunday after its 16-day "Neurolab" mission to study how the nervous system adapts to microgravity, but the flight proved deadly for dozens of newborn rats and other experimental animals. Columbia touched down at 12...
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