
The Ares V at the launchpad, plus artist's impression of what the anti-bat mesh would look like on launch day (NASA)
Although NASA was not thought to be responsible for the death of the little animal at
first (calling the whole incident "sad but unavoidable"), a Florida state official is pursuing legal action against the ground staff at the Cape. According to state animal protection law, NASA may be charged with negligence, after making little effort to prevent “animal interaction” with the launchpad and apparent unwillingness to remove Brian by hand before launch. However, as investigated by the local press, there are far more animal deaths during shuttle launches than we realise...








