From fruit flies to monkeys and even a tortoise, a variety of animals have made the historic journey beyond our planet.

We all know Laika the dog and maybe Ham the chimpanzee but the entire pantheon of animals that have been to space is surprisingly vast. Everything from cats to worms to fish to newts to spiders have ...

The same is true of the first animals in space. Human beings had visions of traveling above the atmosphere and out toward the moon and planets, but the survivability of such an enterprise was very ...

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A sad tale - discover what happened to ‘Ham’ who was the first chimpanzee launched into space and was not expected to survive ...

2.Sorry to ruin your day, but have you heard of Laika, the first animal in space? She was sent by the Soviet Union in 1957 with no plan to bring her back. This is her in the satellite capsule.

Before humans explored space, animals were the first astronauts, aiding scientists in understanding zero gravity and space radiation. Here are five remarkable spacefaring creatures. Félicette ...

From dogs to chimpanzees, animals were the early pioneers of space flight and they played pivotal roles in space exploration The first animal in space was launched in 1947 and surprisingly it was ...