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Caption: The Aquatic Habitat will enable the study of fish aboard the International Space Station. Credit: JAXA.
How does microgravity impact marine life? One of the more unique experiments on board the Japanese HTV-3 supply ship, scheduled to be berthed to the International Space Station’s Harmony node at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 2012, is the Aquatic Habitat, or AQH. It is basically an aquarium designed to function in space, complete with fish called Medaka. While there are several experiments planned for the AQH, surely the astronauts will enjoy watching their newest “pets” on the ISS.
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2012-07-27 12:56:52
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/96475/fish-in-space-space-station-gets-an-aquarium/