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The reason is because scientist needed to test if people could also go up into space so they sended animals up to test so.
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Do animals go to space?
It depends how you mean, on there own no. One of the first animals from Earth to go to space was a dog. Human Beings are animals and many humans have been into space
Which animal was the first to go up space and what was the name?
Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth.
Can pets go to outer space?
no, but they train special animals, such as monkeys, to go to space
Does the space station have any animals up there with?
Other than humans, the space station has no animals on it.
Can animals choose if they want to go to space or not?
No.
What will go up in space when there is no space shuttle?
Space planes will go up now that the space shuttle program was dropped. :(
Are there animals in space?
The only animals to go into space were put there by launches from Earth. Currently the only mammals in space are human. At one time or another there have been a wide variety of animals taken into space for experiments and study.
Did people go to the moon after animals?
The reason they sent animals up before the people is that they wanted to make sure that the space craft was safe. If the air leaked out. If it stayed together in space. If the dog or monkey came back safely, then the space-craft was ready to travel in.
Do you have to go up in space to be an astronaut?
No u do not need to go up into space to be an astronaut. Actually many astronauts train and train but don't get to go up in space.
Why can't animals go to space?
Animals have previously been used in space, and can today - but the RSPCA may get involved and they don't communicate as effectively as humans... ;)
Which country sent up the first animal in the space?
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
Types of rockets animals go to outer space in?
my answer is air rockets because birds go in there
