Shuttle-Riding Bat Dies The Most Glorious Death Imaginable

[Anodizer]

"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...

...Bereft of his ability to fly and with nowhere to go, a courageous bat climbed aboard our Discovery with stars in his weak little eyes. The launch commenced, and Spacebat trembled as his frail mammalian body was gently pushed skyward. For the last time, he felt the primal joy of flight; for the first, the indescribable feeling of ascending toward his dream—a place far away from piercing screeches and crowded caves, stretching forever into fathomless blackness.
Whether he was consumed in the exhaust flames or frozen solid in the stratosphere is of no concern. We know that Spacebat died, but his dream will live on in all of us."

An alternate interpretation:
"I'll just rest here for a second, my shoulder is killing me. Hey, this orange tree is really sticky. Can't . . . get. . free. Why is everything shaking? What's going . . . ooonnnnnn? Hooooollllllllyyyyyy SSSSSHHHHHHHIIIIIII.........!!!!!"http://i.gizmodo.com/5173385/shuttle%20riding-bat-dies-the-most-glorious-death-imaginable


Godspeed Spacebat! 

[hubsonfire]

  Spacebat

[Dadano]

 

[Meatwad]

Peta will throw a hissy fit over this.

For the next shuttle launch, they will try to prevent it by strapping themselves to the rocket


I hope...................

[crazyivan]

He'll have the record for the fastest bat on the world. Possibly space too.   spacebat

[soda72]

 

[Curlew]

 

[Anodizer]

Peta will throw a hissy fit over this.

For the next shuttle launch, they will try to prevent it by strapping themselves to the rocket


I hope...................

It'd be hilarious if they strapped themselves to some inconspicuous spot that no one could see, hence the launch never being stopped......

And then imagine what happens to the PETA "representative" whilst going 17,000mph....  Oh, the possibilities....   

[dkff49]

It'd be hilarious if they strapped themselves to some inconspicuous spot that no one could see, hence the launch never being stopped......

And then imagine what happens to the PETA "representative" whilst going 17,000mph....  Oh, the possibilities....   

i'm thinking some place a little closer to the bottom of that rig.

[allaire]

I rather like thinking about what it would be like from them if the survive until after they exit the atmosphere.

[caldera]

I'm not so sure he died. I think it's a coverup.   

[C(Sea)Bass]

I'm not so sure he died. I think it's a coverup.   

Spacebat lives!

[ChickenHawk]

Another glorious death on the ides of March.

Rest in peace spacebat, you are in good company.

[USRanger]

  Hooah Spacebat.  You were like a little fuzzy brother to me...

[Masherbrum]

It'd be hilarious if they strapped themselves to some inconspicuous spot that no one could see, hence the launch never being stopped......

And then imagine what happens to the PETA "representative" whilst going 17,000mph....  Oh, the possibilities....   

<ushers PETA members onto the launchpad>  "Here, let's get a group photo under the shuttle!"   "Why did the photographer runaway!?"