MIT Media Lab 2019

May 29, 2019

In collaboration with the Space Exploration Initiative at the MIT Media Lab and Blue Origins, we successfully sent two queen bees and their workers into space. The project marked the Media Lab’s first rocket launch and just the third time bees have ever been sent into space! The launch enabled us to explore how honey bee fertility and behavior respond to extreme environments; this contributes to our  understanding of (and preparation for) important future challenges – from climate change to off-planet pollination.

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