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.
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.
A chimpanzee (monkey)
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.
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They went into outer space in 1973
Alan Shepard
They are important because it is the one who bring us to outer space.
it is a maybe, Stephen Hawkings is one of the smartest people on the planet and warned us about the possibilities that aliens from outer space might harm us ! That is not my answer it is Stephen Hawking's.
we didn't the USSR did