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STS-119 Bat-ronaut
March 17th, 2009 by Someone Else
Prior to Discovery’s launch yesterday, a fruit bat was noticed clinging to the external tank (ET).
We were hoping the bat would fly away at some point throughout the countdown, however it never flew away. Infrared imagery shows the bat was alive and not frozen (the surface of the ET foam was between 58-70 degrees F where the bat was located). Liftoff imagery analysis confirmed that the bat held on until the vehicle cleared the tower before it became out of sight.
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