Scientists are sending mouse sperm to space. They want to see if mammals can reproduce there. The sperm is stored on the International Space Station. It will return to Earth in 2025. Researchers will then study the sperm. This research will help humans live on the Moon and Mars. It may also help save species on Earth.
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