11 Mind-Blowing Space Experiments You Have To See!

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From simple questions, to complex equations, join me as I reveal to you some of the top space experiments!
11. The Space Race
While it may not seem like it now, the very attempt to get into space was in and of itself an experiment. Think about it, for a long time, we had many misconceptions about space and the universe at large. Such as that the Earth or the sun was the "center" of the universe. 10. Gravity In A Vacuum
There are many people who helped prove what gravity is and isn't. Among them being Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo. On Earth, objects fall to the ground at a rate that is based on their weight, density, and terminal velocity depending on their positions and how high up they are.
9. Microgravity on Bacteria (bacterial growth)
You might be curious as to what kinds of experiments astronauts get up to in space shuttles and the International Space Station. The simple answer is: a lot. Because there's still a lot that we don't know about space, and more importantly, how certain object interact with space as a whole.
For example, have you ever wondered how things like bacteria would react to being in microgravity? No, I bet you haven't, but NASA had a curiosity about it. So, they decided to send some samples up in two different space missions, and what they found was actually quite frightening. Mainly, they found that things like Salmonella..
8. Regeneration
You might not think that humanity being in space would affect our bodies that much. But given how gravity at points holds us together, it's a very important thing to know how certain things react to being hurt in a zero-gravity setting. So, in 2014, an experiment was sent up to the International Space Station, one that dealt with Flatworms.
7. The 13-Mile Space Tether
You don't know what's possible out in space until you try it out, right? Well, NASA decided to team up with the Italian space agency back in 1992 and 1996 for a set of unique space shuttle missions. The intent of the project was to go into a space shuttle, have it deploy a satellite into space, and then hold onto said satellite via a tether.
6. Exercise In Space
Let's go back to how human bodies react in zero gravity environments. You already know that things like liquids and even some foods don't react the same in space as they do on Earth. However, what you likely didn't learn is that gravity is a vital force for keeping out bones strong. Mainly, the pressure that gravity exerts on our bodies allows them to be tough and not break simply by being "forced down".
5. The Smells In Space
No, I'm not trying to gross you out, but it's something in another long line of things that you wouldn't think zero gravity would affect. Smells are different in space. This was proven on the STS-95 mission in 1998. The experiment was simple, take a rose fully in bloom, make sure it gets to the shuttle, and then have them examine the oils of the rose where the smells come from.
4. Plants In Space
We often take for granted the simple actions and things that happen on Earth that may not work exactly how you think in space, which is why these experiments happen. One such question was whether plants could actually grow in space.
So, in 2012 on the International Space Station, a zucchini plant was grown, and the astronaut who took care of it, Don Pettit, actually wrote blog posts (from the perspective of the plant) to talk about its growth.
3. The
disappearance and Life Of Columbia
Sometimes, things just go wrong and for the space program, that happens more than people would like to admit. Even in the modern age, things go wrong and it cost people their lives. One of the biggest examples of this was the Columbia space craft that disintegrated upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
2. Fire Extinguisher
Whether on Earth or in space, having a fire breakout in an enclosed area is never a good thing. In fact, it was a flash fire that the astronauts of the first Apollo Space Mission. In space though, you have to wonder not only how fire will interact with the environment, but also, how to put it out.
1. Life On Mars
Perhaps the greatest space experiment is the one that is still yet to come. For while humanity has embraced the stars in the figurative sense by going into space and even landing on the moon, they still have not done one major dream. Living on another planet. That is the goal for humanity right now in terms of space exploration, and our target has been one that we've known about for a long time: Mars.
Colonizing Mars is going to be not just a grand endeavor, but a grand experiment.

Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 The Space Race
01:33 Gravity in a Vacuum
02:46 Microgravity on Bacteria
04:09 Regeneration
05:11 The 13-mile Space Tether
06:33 Exercise in Space
07:37 The Smells in Space
08:24 Plants in Space
09:11 The Death and Life of Columbia
10:32 Fire Extinguisher
11:26 Life on Mars

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Monkeys on a huge spinning ball that came from nothing hurling through billions of miles in a vacuum following the sun to the big G Zillions of miles away. Hum? Ok. Let's call it the base for our science for the sake of a good joke.