Don't tell my hamsters that. They're quite the curious type.
Anyway, they could be the ideal crewmembers for a small capsule: they eat mostly dried foodstuff with some long shelf-life and require little water, and can take some gs. They're also smart enough that you could actually teach a hamsternaut to activate some rudimentary controls.
The only problem is that like all rodents, they're neophobes and don't like being introduced to new stuff all of a sudden. You would need to train your hamsternaut corps as soon as they're weaned.
sounds like a way to avoid uni work, i love it!! i could simulate 0G by throwing the hamster in its hamster ball up into a porabola, id have to catch it softly though im now sure how hamsters stand up to shock G loading. also im not sure how my sister feels about me shock loading her hamster...hmm. well he knew the risks when he signed up to the quadropetal space program......i think ive thought about this waaaaaaaaaay too much!!
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