Before humans actually went into space, one of the prevailing theories of the perils of space flight was that humans might not be able to survive long periods of weightlessness. For several years, there had been a serious debate among scientists about the effects of prolonged weightlessness. American and Russian scientists utilized animals - mainly monkeys, chimps and dogs - in order to test each country's ability to launch a living organism into space and bring it back alive and unharmed.
Yes, NASA sent several monkeys to space as part of their research on the effects of space travel on living organisms. The most famous case is Ham the chimpanzee who flew on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission in 1961.
Yes, NASA did send both probes into space but they were launched at different dates.
Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.
yes then they came back down to earth and then they sent humans to space because they knew that humans could breath i space if monkeys could
No, NASA no longer sends animals to space for scientific research. Animal testing in space was common in the past, but advances in technology and ethical considerations have led to the development of alternative methods for studying the effects of space travel on living organisms.
no not to the moon but monkeys were sent into space to test for human safety in future manned missions but only humans went to the moon no other animals were sent.
Yes, NASA sent several monkeys to space as part of their research on the effects of space travel on living organisms. The most famous case is Ham the chimpanzee who flew on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission in 1961.
Yes, NASA did send both probes into space but they were launched at different dates.
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they didn't.
Monkeys started going into space in the 1960s for President Kennedy when he decided to send monkeys into space.
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Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.
No. But NASA did send a space probe to crash into a comet.
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yes then they came back down to earth and then they sent humans to space because they knew that humans could breath i space if monkeys could
No, NASA no longer sends animals to space for scientific research. Animal testing in space was common in the past, but advances in technology and ethical considerations have led to the development of alternative methods for studying the effects of space travel on living organisms.