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Fruit Flies In Space
The experiment was to test radiation levels in space. The fruit flies were recovered alive on their return. -
Mice In Space
This is when the first launched a mouse into space. Unfortunetly the mouse was killed on impact coming back down in a parachute. -
Laika First Animal In Space
Laika, a stray mutt, 3 years old, and weighed 13 pounds. She successfully got launched in to space, Unfortunately she died six days after being in space. -
Ham. The First Chimp In Space.
Ham, the first chimp was sent into space. His mission was to prove that live animals aboard a spacecraft could carry out their tasks during launch, weightlessness and re-entry. Also he was weightless for 6.6 minutes and he performed most tasks perfectly. -
Cats Sent Into Space
This was the first cat in space as the capsule in the rocket’s nose cone separated at 120 miles altitude during the 15 minute flight and descended by parachute. France came up with the idea and it happened on the streets of Paris. -
Turtles In Space.
Soviets launched Zond 5, a spacecraft that included onboard two turtles. They lost a little weight along the way but they made it back to land safe and sound. They kept the turltes in space for 90.5 days. -
Frogs In Space
NASA sent to bullfrogs into orbit. The frogs were in space from November 9-15 with researchers collecting important neurophysiological data, however the spacecraft wasn’t recovered. -
Spiders In Space
The aim was to see if spiders could spin webs in near-weightlessness. Although both spiders died during the mission, showing evidence of dehydration, they did actually successfully make webs. -
Fish In Space
Mummichogs were the first fish to get sent into space. They were used because of their ability to survive extreme conditions, the small aquatic specimens accompanied Skylab 3 in 1973 to provide more information about the otolith organ. More fishes were involved like guppies, zebra danios, carp fish etc. -
Bees In Outer Space
Challenger blasted-off in 1984 with more than 3,000 honeybees on board. The experiment compared the shape, size, volume, and wall thickness of honeycombs constructed in orbit to those built by a ground control group. The lack of gravity didn’t affect the insects
