Ep 60: "Chix In Space"

BewilderBeasts!

The time Kentucky Fried Chicken teamed up with NASA, some space ready chickens, and an 8th Grader FOR SCIENCE.

I got today's information from:

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/background/facts/adf.html

https://www.audubon.org/news/the-amazing-story-cold-war-space-egg-race

https://techshot.com/aerospace/technology/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/is-it-possible-for-chickens-to-lay-eggs-in-space/

https://www.purdue.edu/space/features/chix-09-2018.php

https://www.space.com/11706-space-beer-microgravity.html

https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster

https://www.businessinsider.com/alcohol-that-has-flown-in-space-2016-1#one-of-these-experiments-included-attempting-to-brew-beer--which-is-done-using-yeast--in-space-8

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/russian-cosmonauts-admit-to-smuggling-alcohol-in-space-as-juice-bottles-3180818.html

Music is by Dan Leibowitz and interstitial music is by MK2 - extra music is from Freesound.org and Pixabay.com

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Interstitial Music: MK2
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