Fwd: [New post] For All Spiderkind, NASA Spidernaut Nefertiti Dies At Smithsonian

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From: AmericaSpace <donotreply@wordpress.com>
Date: December 7, 2012 7:22:47 AM CST
To: bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com
Subject: [New post] For All Spiderkind, NASA Spidernaut Nefertiti Dies At Smithsonian

Mike Killian posted: "[caption id="attachment_28171" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Nefertiti, the "Spidernaut", died earlier this week of natural causes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Insect Zoo. Photo Credit: Smithsonian[/caption] It's not everyda" New post on AmericaSpace For All Spiderkind, NASA Spidernaut Nefertiti Dies At Smithsonian by Mike Killian It's not everyday an insect can claim to have accomplished more in its short life than many people, but Nefertiti was an exception.  The red-back jumping spider, nicknamed the "Spidernaut", traveled over 40 million miles while living onboard the International Space Station earlier this year as part of a student-initiated experiment sponsored by NASA.  After [...] Read more of this post Mike Killian | December 7, 2012 at 8:21 am | Tags: Amr Mohamed, Egypt, Insect Zoo, International Space Station, ISS, Mike Killian, NASA, National Museum of Natural History, Nefertiti, Red-Back Jumping Spider, Science, smithsonian, Spidernaut, Student, Student Experiment, Youtube Space Lab | Categories: AmericaSpace, astronaut, Discovery, Dragon, Education, Exploration, Human Space Flight, International Space Station, ISS, Japan, JAXA, Mike Killian, NASA, News, Science, Space, SpaceX, Uncategorized, USA | URL: http://wp.me/p1YCNG-7km Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=28170