#animals in space

Stories tagged “animals in space” in the Weird Science History archive — 3 stories connected by this topic.

• The Five Pocket Mice Who Orbited the Moon 75 Times on Apollo 17
• The Two Tortoises That Flew Around the Moon Before Any Human Did
• Laika: The Moscow Stray Who Orbited Earth, and the Truth Hidden for 45 Years

Related topics: #Soviet space program #Cold War