A small bat that attached itself to one of Space Shuttle Discovery’s fuel tanks and “apparently clung for dear life to the side of the tank while the shuttle launched,” according to ABC News. It’s ...

A small bat that was spotted blasting off with the space shuttle Sunday and clinging to the back side of Discovery's external fuel tank apparently held on throughout the launch. NASA hoped the bat ...

A small bat that was spotted blasting off with the space shuttle Sunday and clinging to the back side of Discovery's external fuel tank apparently held on throughout the launch. Subscribe to read this ...

Be honest, space fans. You love space Lego sets. And I bet a fair lot of you love Batman, too. So, was I excited when a bat-themed space shuttle popped up in "The Lego Batman Movie" last year? Yes.

On a cool spring eve, March 15th, 2009, a bat, crippled and wistful, clung to the Space Shuttle Discovery as it was thrust toward the great beyond. Goodbye and godspeed, my magnificent Spacebat. At ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 18 (UPI) -- A bat seen perched on the space shuttle Discovery before it took off last weekend probably died during the spacecraft's launch, NASA says. The rodent was last ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- A bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery, CNN is reporting. The free tail bat was last seen clinging ...