Space rabbit

Animals in Space by Carver Smith

By Carverjsmith

  • Fruit Fly Goes to Space

    Fruit Fly Goes to Space
    The first animals sent into space were fruit flies aboard a U.S. V2 rocket. The scienenists want to see the effects of radiation on animals.

  • Space Monkey

    Space Monkey
    A Rhesus Monkey was the first monkey in space. The trip was made on a V2 Rocket.

  • Russian Space Dog

    Russian Space Dog
    The Soviet Union launched the R-1 IIIA-1 flight, carrying the 2 dogs. These two dogs were the first living higher organisms to fly into space and live.

  • Marfusa the Space Rabbit

    Marfusa the Space Rabbit
    On a Soviet R2 rocket, Marfusa, the space rabbit goes to space being the very first rabbit to go into orbit.

  • Japan's Newts in Space

    Japan's Newts in Space
    Japan launched its first animals, a species of newt, into space aboard the Space Flyer Unit.