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Painted Lady Butterflies in Space! On November 16, 2009, larvae that hatched six days earlier flew aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. The larvae successfully fed, grew, formed chrysalises, and emerged as adult butterflies. The historic space experiment concluded on December 10, 2009. However, photos and video from the mission will continue to be available on this website for students to compare to their live organisms on Earth. This project is funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), and is a partnership of NSBRI, BioServe Space Technologies (University of Colorado) and Baylor College of Medicine. Additional support provided by Houston Endowment Inc. and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 
 Click here to download the entire free Butterflies in Space Teacher's Guide and to register your classes for updates about the mission. Butterflies in Space Photo Gallery Larvae hatched on November 10th, 2009. They were 6 days old at launch. Daily Photos from Space 
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A new online series of podcasts and supplementary standards-based educational activities, research information, and links. (sponsored by NSBRI)  |
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BioEd Online is funded by grants from Houston Endowment Inc.; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Science Education Partnership Award program of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; National Space Biomedical Research Institute; National Science Foundation (Divisions of Graduate Education and Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings); Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; RGK Foundation; The Powell Foundation; and the Houston Independent School District. © 2004—2010 Baylor College of Medicine. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy fruit fly image © 2001 Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc. | ||
