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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

Named Ham, the first chimp to get its "space stripes" rode into sub-orbit aboard the Mercury Redstone rocket, reaching an altitude of 157 miles (253 kilometers) on Jan. 31, 1961.

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 animals sent into space were part of early experiments to understand how living creatures would react to space travel. In 1947 fruit flies were the first, followed by ...

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

Sad story of the stray dog who was sent to space and never returned. Laika was found on the streets of Moscow and selected to be the first animal to orbit the Earth. nottinghampost.