Giant spider attacks space shuttle!

December 15, 2007 | By Makkez In Miscellaneous |

A giant spider attacked the Atlantis space shuttle as it attempted to blast off.

At least that’s how it appeared when a spider crawled onto Nasa’s launch camera at Cape Canaveral in Florida. For 26 seconds, it could be seen on webcam appearing to take a bite out of the shuttle as it sat on the launch pad awaiting lift-off. Then, just as abruptly as it appeared, the spider wandered off screen. The Atlantis launch was eventually delayed - although the magnified arachnid was not to blame. Faulty fuel tank sensors, a problem that has plagued Nasa since 2005, forced controllers to delay the mission until January 2 at the earliest.