In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
The purpose of a probe is to independently visit outer space and sent us the photos and data. No.
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
A chimpanzee (monkey)
Astronauts are exploring the space and the moon , as all of us can not go out there. They are also exploring the space and the moon to find new things.
US didn't send Laika into space, the Soviets AKA the Russians AKA USSR did.
A few did die but the US and Russia both had a monkee survive the trip. I think the US sent a dog up as well.
The United States sent a rhesus monkey named Albert I to space in 1948, as part of a mission by the U.S. military.
The US sent a chimpanzee named Ham into space in 1961. Ham's mission was part of a series of tests to prepare for human spaceflight.
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They went into outer space in 1973
Alan Shepard