Animal That Once Lived With Dinosaurs Helps Keep NASA Kennedy In Balance

Prehistoric Creature Assists in Balancing NASA Kennedy

The Resilient Legacy of Horseshoe Crabs at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Horseshoe crabs, often referred to as "living fossils," are remarkable creatures that have roamed the Earth for over 450 million years. They serve as a bridge to our distant past, enduring since the era of the dinosaurs. Today, these ancient mariners are an integral […]

Animal That Once Lived With Dinosaurs Helps Keep NASA Kennedy In Balance

3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A researcher inspects the interior of a male American horseshoe crab at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Known scientifically as Limulus polyphemus, the American horseshoe crab is vital to researchers’ understanding of the overall health of NASA Kennedy’s ecosystem.NASA They’re known as “living fossils”. For over 450 million years, horseshoe crabs have been an …