NEW DELHI: The International Space Station is not bug-proof and this shocking revelation is now a new challenge for Nasa’s Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and the eight other crew members. According to reports, a multi-drug resistant bacteria named Enterobacter bugandensis lurks inside the station — thriving in the close environment of the station.
What is the superbug? How do they reach space?
The space bug is not an extra-terrestrial being but a normal bug that travelled to space from Earth when the astronauts reached the ISS and then mutated there.
Here’s what we know about the superbug
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted a study about the bacteria.
13 strains…
What is the superbug? How do they reach space?
The space bug is not an extra-terrestrial being but a normal bug that travelled to space from Earth when the astronauts reached the ISS and then mutated there.
Here’s what we know about the superbug
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted a study about the bacteria.
13 strains…
