Tuesday, 2. September 2014
Topic: Space - on September 2, 2014 at 4:49:00 PM CEST
Sex geckos die in orbit on Russian space project
Five gecko lizards sent into orbit on a Russian space satellite as part of a sex experiment have all died, the Russian space agency says.
The Foton-M4 satellite returned to Earth on Monday, the Roscosmos agency said in a statement (in Russian).
Experts say the geckos may have frozen to death after the heating system broke down, Russian news agencies report.
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