The Week In Numbers: Tuition For Space School, New Peanut Allergy Treatment, And More
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 18:30
in Mathematics & Economics
JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide takes a self-portrait during Expedition 32 in September 2012. NASA $45,000: the cost to enroll in this FAA-approved spaceflight training program (that's only 18 percent of the price of a ticket on Virgin Galactic) 12 days: the time this fruit fly spent in space. Back on Earth, something's not quite right… Space Fly This fruit fly is covered with a fungal infection after a childhood in space compromised its immune system. Deborah Kimbrell/UC Davis 7 years: the age at which humans begin to forget their early childhood, according to new research 120 times per second: the rate at which the wings of the RoboBee flap while in flight (read about the rise of insect drones in our January...