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, but it wasn't until 1960 that animals orbited Earth and landed safely.

Animals went to space before humans, and NASA says their efforts prevented "great losses of human life." Animals are still sent today for experiments.

At first the often adorable astronauts were a means for testing the ability to launch a living organism into space and bring it back alive, though various animals have been sent into space to test ...

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

They hopped into space on sub-orbit, rather than a full orbit, but they successfully returned to Earth that same day and became the first animals to survive a spaceflight.

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 ...

Some of these space-faring animals gave their lives for the sake of discovery, but many of them returned safely to Earth. Here are the stories of these incredible and brave animal explorers. Fruit ...

According to historical documents, Laika was among the first animals in space at a time when little was known about how spaceflight might affect living organisms.

We've been sending animals to space for nearly 75 years, leading to critically important science and no shortage of bizarre stories.