Animals in Space

  • Albert I

    Albert I
    Albert I, a rhesus monkey, was aboard a V-2 blossom, launched into space.
  • Albert II

    Albert II
    Albert II went into space upon a V-2 flight. At an altitude of 83 miles, he died on impact.
  • Albert IV

    Albert IV
    The last V-2 flight was launched carrying Albert IV. It was a succesful flight, no effects on the monkey, until it died on impact.
  • Mouse

    Mouse
    A third V-2 was launched carrying an unanastheized mouse, who did not survive impact.
  • Dezik and Tsygan

    Dezik and Tsygan
    These were the first two Russian canines. Their flight was succesful, neither died.
  • Dezik ad Lisa

    This was the second Russian canine flight. It was unsuccesful, both dogs dyingin space.
  • Yorick and 11 mice

    A monkey, Yorick, and 11 mice were aboard an aerobee missle flight. Yorick was the first monkey to succesfully live through a flight
  • Patricia and Mike

    Patricia and Mike were set in two different positions in the space shuttle to see if anything would happen. Launched at 36 miles at 2000 mph, they both succesfully lived through the flight. Patricia died of natural causes two years after and Mike in 1967.
  • Biosatellite III

    Biosatellite III
    Bonnie, pig tailed monkey, was on a 30 day mission of space on brain states. 9 days in, the mission was retrieved due to Bonnie's deterioration health and died 8 hours after of heart attack due to dehydration.
  • Krosh and Ivasha

    Krosh and Ivasha
    Krosh and Ivasha were launched in a Bion 10 on a 12 day trip. It was retrieved 2 days early, 7 of 15 tadpoles dying but both monkeys being retrieved and treqated for dehydration.