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A Brief History of Animals in Space
URL: http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html

Description:
This article lists highlights of the history of animals involved in space flight, mostly monkeys, mice, and dogs. Describes early attempts with animals in space flight, the first chimpanzee in space (Ham), the expansion of species in space (such as an Apollo flight that recorded spiders' attempts to spin webs in space), and other notable history. Includes links to related articles. From the NASA History Division.

LII Topics: Astronomy, Chimpanzees, Dogs, Mammals, Primates, Rodents, Space Flight

Author:
Gray, Tara

Publisher:
NASA History Division

Extra Keywords
Holloman Aero Med

LII Database Information:
Record 25270 created by Jennifer English on 01/15/2008
Last modification on 01/21/2008
Published: 01/24/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25270

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