The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday after a mission to the International Space Station. Earlier Saturday, NASA had scrubbed a planned 1:38 p.m. landing, citing high winds
The rodent was last seen clinging on the foam of the external tank of the space shuttle moments before the Discovery launched, officials said. NASA officials had hoped the bat would fly away on its own, but admitted the bat probably died quickly during Discovery’s climb into orbit.