Fruit Fly (IMAGE) NASA/Johnson Space Center Caption This is a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, such as those planned for use as model organisms for variable gravity studies aboard the International Space Station. Credit Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center Usage Restrictions with credit to NASA Ames Research Center License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.