PHYuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post.
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But early spaceflight wasn’t the exclusive province of men—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Fruit flies, monkeys, mice, dogs, rabbits, and rats flew into space before humans.
More than three years before You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. with his April 1961 journey around Earth, the Soviets famously—or perhaps infamously—sent up a stray dog. Laika was the first animal to orbit Earth but died during her flight. The United States launched a chimpanzee named Ham into space. Happily, he survived, clearing the way for Shepard to became the first American in space in May 1961.
Picture of Earth from Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raise the American Flag on the Moon, with the shadow
But early spaceflight wasn’t the exclusive province of men—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Fruit flies, monkeys, mice, dogs, rabbits, and rats flew into space before humans.
More than three years before You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. with his April 1961 journey around Earth, the Soviets famously—or perhaps infamously—sent up a stray dog. Laika was the first animal to orbit Earth but died during her flight. The United States launched a chimpanzee named Ham into space. Happily, he survived, clearing the way for Shepard to became the first American in space in May 1961.
Picture of Earth from Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raise the American Flag on the Moon, with the shadow
