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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Animals and Aviation @airandspace | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 minutes ago.
Before the Montgolfier brothers took a ride in their newly invented hot air balloon they sent up a duck, a sheep and a rooster. No one really knows why these animals were chosen, but whatever the reasoning a duck, sheep and rooster helped pave the way for humans taking to the skies.

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This “clip” is part of the STEM in 30 episode: Animals Aloft - STEM in 30 - Season 11 - Episode 1
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