Belka and Strelka orbited Earth on August 19, 1960, aboard Sputnik 5, becoming the first dogs to return alive. Tardigrades, ...

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Most famously, Ham was the first chimpanzee astronaut sent into space in 1961. Save the Chimps’ origins trace back to the plight of chimpanzees “retiring” from the U.S. space program’s ...

“The life support system worked well,” he said, “as did the sensors we attached to the chimpanzee to measure heart beat, respiration and body temperature. “Our preliminary studies lead us to believe ...

Luca Parmitano is one of the European Space Agency's (ESA) top astronauts. The 48-year-old Italian could be the first ...

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