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Why did NASA send out Laika on a spacecraft that wouldn't come back to earth?
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∙ 12y ago
because the scientists needed to know wether if it was safe to space travel.
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In the NASA program did a dog Died in space?
NASA never used dogs to test their capsules, only the Russians did. The Americans used chimpanzees. however the first dog to orbit the earth (Laika) did died. Reports revielled that the capsule had no heat shield, allowing Laika to burn during re-entry.
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