Bat Hung On For a Ride Into Space
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 17:49
in Astronomy & Space
A small bat that was spotted blasting off with the space shuttle Sunday and clinging to the back side of Discovery's external fuel tank apparently held on throughout the launch.
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