10 Animals That Went to Space
Here you meet 10 animals that went to space. Since the 1950s, both the Russians and Americans (NASA) sent many animals in space to investigate the effect of high temperatures and rapid pressure changes. After 1961 many animals have made a space trip. Fortunately, most of these hairy astronauts landed safely on their four (or eight) legs.
1. Laika (dog) in 1957
Laika began her life as a stray dog, but eventually became the first animal to complete space journey around the world. Laika, presumably a mix between a husky and a terrier, died of high temperatures and stress. It is not mention as a first animal in space because, in 1947, some fruit flies already went to space.
2. Gordo (Monkey) in 1958
About a year after Laika's space trip, the Americans sent Gordo's Monkey into space. The NASA was very curious how Gordo would respond to high temperatures and weightlessness. Dressed in a custom-made space suit, the monkey succeeded in launching the rocket successfully. The landing went wrong. Due to a technical error, Gordo's parachute did not open and crash down on earth with rocket.
3. Able and Miss Baker (Monkeys) in 1959
Just a few months after Gordo, the NASA also sent the rhesus monkey Able and the Squirrel monkey Miss Baker on space travel. Both monkeys were fitted with a space suit and the necessary measuring equipment, so that animal health could be monitored during the trip. The monkeys performed in good health at a top speed of 16,000 km / h and a nine-minute weight loss. Thus, Able and Miss Baker managed to survive as first mammals to survive a space trip, even though Able died of an infection shortly after the landing.
4. Belka and Strelka (dogs) in 1960
Belka and Strelka completed the trip successfully within one day, after which they landed safely on earth. The two dogs then expanded into world stars and served as inspiration for various works of art, including the 2010 Russian animation film Belka and Strelka: Space Dogs.
5. Ham (chimpanzee) in 1961
The Americans sent a chimpanzee into space. The NASA chose the five-year-old male Ham. With Ham, Americans discovered that monkeys can not only travel as a passenger in space, but also be able to perform tasks here. For example, Ham was trained to operate a lever, which also smashed the chimpanzee into space. His flight was only 16 minutes, and he survived the landing. He spent his later years in a zoo.
6. Enos (Chimpanzee) in 1961
In the same year as Ham, Enos became the second chimpanzee who could call himself a space traveler. Enos followed a significantly more intensive training program than Ham before his space mission. These extra training hours were needed to get Enos acquainted with long-term weightlessness and the very heavy G forces that he would be exposed to deep into space. He would make three rounds around the earth. Although the mission had to be broken earlier than planned (the capsule became too hot), Enos survived the voyage without any problems. While the chimpanzee was made ready for the next space trip in 1962, he died of dysentery.
7. Felicette (cat) in 1963
Only one cat has ever been in space: Felicette. Felicette return to Earth safely fifteen minutes after launch. The black and white cat was subjected to various health surveys after the successful landing, including a brain examination. The results are always kept secret, but reportedly, Felicette has provided a significant contribution to science.
8. Veterok and Ugolyok (dogs) in 1966
To date, no dog has taken a longer space trip than Veterok and Ugolyok. The Russians allowed the dogs to travel through space for 22 days, it is suspected that the purpose of the space emission was to detect the effect of extreme radioactive radiation on animals. However, the Russians still want to deny or confirm this.
9. Two anonymous turtles in 1968
In 1968, the Russians sent a pair of fourteen turtles on a special space trip. The turtles became the first animals to reach the so-called 'deep space'. Accompanied by flies and meadows, the turtles made a space trip around the moon. Once again safely returned to earth, the tortoises had lost some weight, but further they were in excellent health. Despite this impressive performance, the names of the two turtles have never become publicly known.
10. Anita and Arabella (spiders) in 1973
Over ten years after Ham, the Americans sent Anita and Arabella into space. The NASA was only curious whether they could spin a web without gravity. Here, both Anita and Arabella succeeded, even though their webs were thinner than the ones they manufactured on earth. Unfortunately, neither spider survived the space trip. Presumably, both Anita and Arabella dehydration were fatal.
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1. Laika (dog) in 1957
Laika began her life as a stray dog, but eventually became the first animal to complete space journey around the world. Laika, presumably a mix between a husky and a terrier, died of high temperatures and stress. It is not mention as a first animal in space because, in 1947, some fruit flies already went to space.
2. Gordo (Monkey) in 1958
About a year after Laika's space trip, the Americans sent Gordo's Monkey into space. The NASA was very curious how Gordo would respond to high temperatures and weightlessness. Dressed in a custom-made space suit, the monkey succeeded in launching the rocket successfully. The landing went wrong. Due to a technical error, Gordo's parachute did not open and crash down on earth with rocket.
3. Able and Miss Baker (Monkeys) in 1959
Just a few months after Gordo, the NASA also sent the rhesus monkey Able and the Squirrel monkey Miss Baker on space travel. Both monkeys were fitted with a space suit and the necessary measuring equipment, so that animal health could be monitored during the trip. The monkeys performed in good health at a top speed of 16,000 km / h and a nine-minute weight loss. Thus, Able and Miss Baker managed to survive as first mammals to survive a space trip, even though Able died of an infection shortly after the landing.
4. Belka and Strelka (dogs) in 1960
Belka and Strelka completed the trip successfully within one day, after which they landed safely on earth. The two dogs then expanded into world stars and served as inspiration for various works of art, including the 2010 Russian animation film Belka and Strelka: Space Dogs.
5. Ham (chimpanzee) in 1961
The Americans sent a chimpanzee into space. The NASA chose the five-year-old male Ham. With Ham, Americans discovered that monkeys can not only travel as a passenger in space, but also be able to perform tasks here. For example, Ham was trained to operate a lever, which also smashed the chimpanzee into space. His flight was only 16 minutes, and he survived the landing. He spent his later years in a zoo.
6. Enos (Chimpanzee) in 1961
In the same year as Ham, Enos became the second chimpanzee who could call himself a space traveler. Enos followed a significantly more intensive training program than Ham before his space mission. These extra training hours were needed to get Enos acquainted with long-term weightlessness and the very heavy G forces that he would be exposed to deep into space. He would make three rounds around the earth. Although the mission had to be broken earlier than planned (the capsule became too hot), Enos survived the voyage without any problems. While the chimpanzee was made ready for the next space trip in 1962, he died of dysentery.
7. Felicette (cat) in 1963
Only one cat has ever been in space: Felicette. Felicette return to Earth safely fifteen minutes after launch. The black and white cat was subjected to various health surveys after the successful landing, including a brain examination. The results are always kept secret, but reportedly, Felicette has provided a significant contribution to science.
8. Veterok and Ugolyok (dogs) in 1966
To date, no dog has taken a longer space trip than Veterok and Ugolyok. The Russians allowed the dogs to travel through space for 22 days, it is suspected that the purpose of the space emission was to detect the effect of extreme radioactive radiation on animals. However, the Russians still want to deny or confirm this.
9. Two anonymous turtles in 1968
In 1968, the Russians sent a pair of fourteen turtles on a special space trip. The turtles became the first animals to reach the so-called 'deep space'. Accompanied by flies and meadows, the turtles made a space trip around the moon. Once again safely returned to earth, the tortoises had lost some weight, but further they were in excellent health. Despite this impressive performance, the names of the two turtles have never become publicly known.
10. Anita and Arabella (spiders) in 1973
Over ten years after Ham, the Americans sent Anita and Arabella into space. The NASA was only curious whether they could spin a web without gravity. Here, both Anita and Arabella succeeded, even though their webs were thinner than the ones they manufactured on earth. Unfortunately, neither spider survived the space trip. Presumably, both Anita and Arabella dehydration were fatal.
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