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We all know Laika the dog and maybe Ham the chimpanzee but the entire pantheon of animals that have been to space is surprisingly vast. Everything from cats to worms to fish to newts to spiders have been flown in space to test the effect of space and zero gravity on life forms. Here is my best attempt to catalogue all of them.
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1957-002A
astronautix.com/r/r-7.html
usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-11-177105809_x.htm
space.com/laika-space-dog
britannica.com/topic/Laika
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728
aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/history.cfm
history.nasa.gov/afspbio/part1.htm
history.nasa.gov/animals.html
huntsville.org/blog/list/post/miss-baker-huntsvilles-monkey-who-went-to-space
al.com/living/2016/05/miss_baker_-_the_original_monk.html
calvertjournal.com/articles/show/2982/ten-most-unusual-creatures-sent-to-space-geckos-russia-sex -- PIC!
https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn36216 -- video
guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/463657-first-rabbit-in-space
businessinsider.com/belka-strelka-first-dogs-survive-space-moscow-space-museum-2015-8
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mercury-primate-capsule-and-ham-astrochimp -- PICS!
wired.com/2014/10/stray-dogs-became-soviet-space-heroes -- PIC of Blackie, but they get the date wrong
https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-97-16252-3hjpg -- PIC of Ivan (and right date)
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/the-doll-that-helped-the-soviets-beat-the-us-to-space/274400
sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/vostok-earth39s-first-spaceship-n08781/lot.1.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/felix.html
mentalfloss.com/article/567451/brief-history-felicette-first-cat-space
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/felicette-first-cat-space-finally-gets-memorial-180974062
kickstarter.com/projects/sergethew/a-statue-to-felicette-the-first-cat-in-space/description
rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space
nature.com/articles/laban.451
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
rd.com/list/animals-in-space
discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-first-earthlings-around-the-moon-were-two-soviet-tortoises
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/spider-anita-skylab-3/nasm_A19740484000
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2992123.stm
space.com/38628-first-interstellar-mission-nematodes-tardigrades.html
popularmechanics.com/space/a11137/tardigrades-water-bears
newscientist.com/article/dn14690-water-bears-are-first-animal-to-survive-space-vacuum/#.U-OzhIBdWd4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Tiny_animals_survive_exposure_to_space
wired.com/story/a-crashed-israeli-lunar-lander-spilled-tardigrades-on-the-moon/?verso=true
wired.com/story/a-crashed-israeli-lunar-lander-spilled-tardigrades-on-the-moon
TIMESTAMPS:
0:01 - Space Bat
2:11 - Laika The Dog
4:20 - Flies in Space
5:34 - The Alberts
6:57 - Pet Hug Break
7:11 - Dezik, Tsygan, and Yorick
8:18 - Yorick
8:53 - Patricia, Mike, and Gordo
9:27 - Able and Baker
10:40 - Belka, Strelka, and Ham
12:20 - Ivan's Menagerie
14:59 - Enos the Chimp
15:20 - Félicette the Cat
16:33 - The Fabulous Nematode
18:40 - Tardigrades
20:45 - Sponsor - Hello Fresh
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We all know Laika the dog and maybe Ham the chimpanzee but the entire pantheon of animals that have been to space is surprisingly vast. Everything from cats to worms to fish to newts to spiders have been flown in space to test the effect of space and zero gravity on life forms. Here is my best attempt to catalogue all of them.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1957-002A
astronautix.com/r/r-7.html
usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-11-177105809_x.htm
space.com/laika-space-dog
britannica.com/topic/Laika
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728
aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/history.cfm
history.nasa.gov/afspbio/part1.htm
history.nasa.gov/animals.html
huntsville.org/blog/list/post/miss-baker-huntsvilles-monkey-who-went-to-space
al.com/living/2016/05/miss_baker_-_the_original_monk.html
calvertjournal.com/articles/show/2982/ten-most-unusual-creatures-sent-to-space-geckos-russia-sex -- PIC!
https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn36216 -- video
guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/463657-first-rabbit-in-space
businessinsider.com/belka-strelka-first-dogs-survive-space-moscow-space-museum-2015-8
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mercury-primate-capsule-and-ham-astrochimp -- PICS!
wired.com/2014/10/stray-dogs-became-soviet-space-heroes -- PIC of Blackie, but they get the date wrong
https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-97-16252-3hjpg -- PIC of Ivan (and right date)
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/the-doll-that-helped-the-soviets-beat-the-us-to-space/274400
sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/vostok-earth39s-first-spaceship-n08781/lot.1.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/felix.html
mentalfloss.com/article/567451/brief-history-felicette-first-cat-space
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/felicette-first-cat-space-finally-gets-memorial-180974062
kickstarter.com/projects/sergethew/a-statue-to-felicette-the-first-cat-in-space/description
rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space
nature.com/articles/laban.451
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
rd.com/list/animals-in-space
discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-first-earthlings-around-the-moon-were-two-soviet-tortoises
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/spider-anita-skylab-3/nasm_A19740484000
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2992123.stm
space.com/38628-first-interstellar-mission-nematodes-tardigrades.html
popularmechanics.com/space/a11137/tardigrades-water-bears
newscientist.com/article/dn14690-water-bears-are-first-animal-to-survive-space-vacuum/#.U-OzhIBdWd4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Tiny_animals_survive_exposure_to_space
wired.com/story/a-crashed-israeli-lunar-lander-spilled-tardigrades-on-the-moon/?verso=true
wired.com/story/a-crashed-israeli-lunar-lander-spilled-tardigrades-on-the-moon
TIMESTAMPS:
0:01 - Space Bat
2:11 - Laika The Dog
4:20 - Flies in Space
5:34 - The Alberts
6:57 - Pet Hug Break
7:11 - Dezik, Tsygan, and Yorick
8:18 - Yorick
8:53 - Patricia, Mike, and Gordo
9:27 - Able and Baker
10:40 - Belka, Strelka, and Ham
12:20 - Ivan's Menagerie
14:59 - Enos the Chimp
15:20 - Félicette the Cat
16:33 - The Fabulous Nematode
18:40 - Tardigrades
20:45 - Sponsor - Hello Fresh
