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  1. What was the first animal in space?

    The first vertebrates sent into space were a series of ill-fated monkeys and mice launched between 1948 and 1951 by American researchers. On June 14, 1949, a Rhesus monkey named Albert II blasted ...

  2. A Brief History of Animals in Space

    The flight was an evaluation of prolonged effects during space travel of radiation from the Van Allen Belts on animals. Twenty-one days in space still stand as a canine record and was only surpassed by humans in June 1974 with the flight of Skylab 2. The year 1968 saw the U.S.S.R. turn once again to the animal kingdom for the first passengers ...

  3. Animals in space

    Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before human spaceflights were attempted. Later, many species were flown to investigate various biological processes and the effects microgravity and space flight might have on them. Bioastronautics is an area of bioengineering research that spans the study and support of life in space.

  4. Laika

    Laika (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA:; c. 1954 - 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was ...

  5. 60 years ago: The First Animal in Orbit

    Sputnik 2 burned up on reentry on April 14, 1958. It would be nearly three years before the Soviet Union orbited more animals, this time returning the entire "crew" safely to Earth, the first steps in preparation for human space flight. On November 3, 1957, less than a month after they inaugurated the Space Age, the Soviet Union took the ...

  6. What was the first animal in space?

    A mouse was launched into space on 15 August 1950 but did not survive the return journey. In the 1950s, the US and the Soviet Union launched a total of 12 dogs on various suborbital flights, Laika being the first. On 31 January 1961, the first hominid was launched into space. A chimpanzee named Ham was part of the US-led Mercury space programme.

  7. Animals in space

    The first animals reached space in 1947, but it wasn't until 1960 that animals orbited Earth and landed safely. ... As humans have grown more accustomed to space travel, fewer animals make the ...

  8. Laika the space dog: First living creature in orbit

    Laika was the first living creature to orbit Earth. On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union lofted a dog named Laika aboard the satellite Sputnik 2. However, Laika was not the first animal in space ...

  9. The First Animals In Space

    The first animals to fly around the Moon and return to Earth on Zond 5, launched on September 15, 1968 with two Russian tortoises (also the first ones in space), meal worms, plants, seeds, wine ...

  10. Cosmic Menagerie: A History of Animals in Space (Infographic)

    The first animals in outer space were fruit flies launched in a captured Nazi V-2 rocket on Feb. 20, 1947. The flies reached an altitude of 68 miles (108 km) and were recovered alive by parachute.

  11. The First Animals in Space

    The Soviet Union program sent some dogs for orbital and sub-orbital space flights. Some of the first animals which scientists have sent to space include: 10. Fruit Flies - February 20, 1947 ... These were the first Earth inhabitants in deep space and the first ones to travel around the moon. The capsule carrying these animals over-shot its ...

  12. What Animals Have Been to Space?

    Between 1951 and 1952, Soviet rockets ferried nine dogs into space. Two dogs named Strelka and Belka, along with 40 mice, were aboard the 1960 launch of Sputnik 5. Laika, however, was the first animal of any kind to orbit the Earth. Laika didn't survive her journey, though this was not a surprise.

  13. a sacrifice to science, on a one-way mission to space

    Home - Facts about animals - LAIKA, the dog - a sacrifice to science, on a one-way ... Romanian stamp from 1959 with Laika. On 3 November 1957, Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow became the first living creature to orbit the Earth, paving the way for human spaceflight. She was launched on a one-way trip into outer space, on board ...

  14. 10 animals that have been to space

    10 animals that have been to space - Discover Wildlife. Animals were the early pioneers of space flight, often losing their lives. But what animals have been in space, and how many animals have died in space?

  15. Soviet Union launches a dog into space

    The Soviet Union launches the first animal to orbit the earth into space—a dog nicknamed Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. Laika, part Siberian husky, lived as a stray on the Moscow ...

  16. Animals in space

    What animals have been in space, which was the first animal in space and why did humans send them to journey among the stars?

  17. Animal Astronauts

    Other animal space travelers While tortoises were the first to travel around the moon, other animals have helped humans understand and explore space. On its website, NASA explains its history with ...

  18. PDF Student Features

    Animals, The First Space Travelers 05.06.04 Student Features Can fish swim in microgravity? Do bees make honey in space? Can ant farms exist on the Space Station? These are just a few of the questions scientists answer by taking animals into space. Image to right: We can learn how fish swim in microgravity by simply taking them into space and ...

  19. LAIKA DIES IN SPACE's Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss Memorial

    She died alone, she died terrified, and she never knew why. She was the first little canine cosmonaut whose ultimate sacrifice turned dreams of human space travel into reality. For a long time Laika's death was a top secret. A top secret which included many propaganda and lies.

  20. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was chosen ...

    32K subscribers in the Spaceexploration community. a subreddit all about space travel (NASA, Roscosmos, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Rocket Lab, etc.). To…

  21. Why Do We Send Animals to Space?

    The first space travelers. ... Fruit flies launched in 1947 became the first animals to reach outer space and be recovered alive. See the history of animals in space in this Space.com infographic.

  22. 'Cosmonauts' exhibition offers rare look at Soviet space artifacts in

    Following the success of Sputnik, the country launched the first animal, man and woman into orbit — all within six years. "Our work in space is inspired by the bravery of [first man in space] Yuri Gagarin, ... Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space on June 16, 1963. She came to the Science Museum to help launch the new gallery ...

  23. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space

    On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and ...

  24. Inside NASA's monthslong effort to rescue the Voyager 1 mission

    In 2012, Voyager 1 ventured beyond the solar system, becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, or the space between stars. Voyager 2 followed suit in 2018. Voyager 2 ...

  25. Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 ...

    Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ...

  26. NASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth

    For the first time since November, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is returning usable data about the health and status of its onboard engineering systems.The next step is to enable the spacecraft to begin returning science data again. The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to ever fly in interstellar space (the space between stars).

  27. Endangered species are dying out on Earth. Could they be saved in outer

    Climate change may drive millions of species to extinction 21:52. Plants and animals are dying off at an unprecedented rate on Earth. Some scientists are looking to outer space for a solution. The ...

  28. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finally phones home after 5 months of no

    On Saturday, April 5, Voyager 1 finally "phoned home" and updated its NASA operating team about its health. The interstellar explorer is back in touch after five months of sending back nonsense data.

  29. 'Cabs to get into space': How this Indian startup wants to

    India is one of the world's top spacefaring nations. It is the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the fourth on the planet to take a spacecraft to the moon, landing closer to the south ...