What if I told you that a fly landed in space? Impossible, isn't it? Well, it appears that it has happened! While we can all ...

In the early days of space exploration, scientists sent animals like fruit flies, monkeys, dogs, tortoises and worms into ...

The first animals reached space in 1947, ... 2016: Twelve male mice were sent to the orbiting complex for 30 days so that researchers could look at changes in the animals' DNA.

The first living beings ever sent to space were fruit flies, ... Fruit flies launched in 1947 became the first animals to reach outer space and be recovered alive.

Ham the Chimp was sent to space in January 1961, making him the first chimpanzee in space. He was brought from West Africa to be trained by NASA in 1959, and experienced 6.6 minutes of ...

The first mammal sent into space was a rhesus monkey named Albert II. The US Air Force launched Albert II in 1949 after his predecessor, Albert I, was launched in 1948. Unfortunately, Albert I died ...

Animal astronauts laid the groundwork for human spaceflight, providing critical data on the physiological effects of space ...

On October 18, 1963 the first and only cat was sent into space by France. Called Félicette, she reached an altitude of 157 kilometers (98 miles) before coming back to Earth after a 15 minute flight.

Laika, the Russian mixed breed, was one of the first animals to be sent into space in 1957, but the little dog was destined to never return to earth after being selected for the experimental mission ...

The first mouse was sent into space on August 31, 1950 aboard a V-2 rocket. Since then, these animals have frequently been used by various space agencies in numerous experiments due to their ...

On January 31, 1961, ‘Ham’ became the first chimpanzee to make it to sub-orbital space launched atop an American Mercury Redstone rocket; paving the way for the successful 1961 launch of Alan ...

Animals were the first living creatures sent into space, before humans headed up there. A monkey sent into space by Iran , in the Middle East, is the latest animal to make the journey there and back.