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Animals in Space
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Monkeying around in Space
Albert I was launched from White Sands, New Mexico in a V-2 Blossom. He was the first monkey in space and was followed by Albert II who died on impact. -
All Dogs go to Space
The first two dogs are launched into space by the Russians. They successfully returned and Dezik went back up with Lisa, howeever they both died but the data recording device survived. -
Muttnik
Sputnik 2 went into space carrying aboard a dog named Muttnik. They didn't have time to work out a reentry strategy and Muttnik died in a few hours. Sputnik 2 burned up in April 1958. -
Being Gordo shouldn't slow you down
Gordo was a squirrel monkey who flew 600 miles in a Jupiter rocket. He landed back in the Atlantic Ocean. He died when he splashed back down. Naval doctors said the signals on his resperation and heartbeat proved that humans could also make that trip. -
He was a very Able Baker
Baker, a squirrel monkey, and Able, a rhesus monkey were launched 300 miles up into space and returned safely, however Able died during a surgery to remove an electrode from under her skin. Baker died in 1984 because of a kidney failure at age 27. -
Staying alive, staying alive, ah ah ah ahhh
Soviet Sputnik 5 was the first ever capsule to return animals from oribt alive. The brave passengers included the dogs Belka and Strelka, a gray rabbit, 2 rats, 42 mice and an assorted number of fruit flies. -
Going HAM on technology
Ham, the first Chimpanzee in space learned to recieve banana pellets when pulling a lever and avoid electrical shocks. He became the first animal to actually interact with technology in space rather than just be a passenger. -
A Pawsitive Mission
Felix the first cat in space was launched by the French. It was retrieved alive and descended to Earth via parachute. -
Chaising their tails around the Earth
The Russians sent up two dogs, Veterok and Ugolyok, in order to orbit the Earth. They orbited for a record 22 days. This achievement was not passed until 1974. -
Turtley Awesome Dude!
The Soviet's Zond 5 was the first spacecraft to circle the moon. It carried wine flies, mealworms, plants, seeds, bacteria, and evern 2 Russian tortoises! -
Bullfrogs in Oribbit
Two nameless bullfrogs were sacrificed to the vacuum of space so we could see how animals deal with motion sickness while in orbit. The valiant frogs did not return from their one-way mission. -
Specific Spiders Spinning in Spacial Space
Two garden spiders, Arabella and Anita, were sent into space in order to study how orbiting Earth impacted how spiders spun webs. They spun fairly symmetric webs, but the thread thickness varied. This is something that spiders on Earth don't experience. -
NEWTon would be proud
10 Newts were launched into space aboard Bion 7. Their front legs were amputated to see how regeneration is done in space to see how humans may react to space injuries. -
Noah's Shuttle
2,000 plus creatures and animals joined the 6 man crew of the Columbia for a 16 day trip. While up there, the crew performed various neurological tests. -
Their tardiGRADE was A+
Microscopic organisms known as tardigrades were sent to space to see how they would fare in empty space. They can withstand extreme conditions and are still able to reproduce. Once they were brought back after surviving cosmic rays, a near 100% vacuum and incredibly low temperatures.
