The same is true of the first animals in space. Human beings had visions of ... and the Soviet Union had sent an equal number of cosmonauts, including Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in ...

Animals have been vital pioneers in space exploration, paving the way for humans to explore beyond Earth. Long before astronauts embarked on their missions, various species were sent to space to ...

From dogs to chimpanzees, animals were the early pioneers of space flight and they played pivotal roles in space exploration The first animal in space was launched in 1947 and surprisingly it was ...

Still, several countries, including the U.S., sent animals into space decades ago in the early days of their exploration of space. Here, a look at some of the animals that went where no human had ...

When Ham set off on his space flight in 1961, he paved the way for the first American to go to space months later.

This degradation was also confirmed in studies on animals sent into space. This new research further confirms the findings — now on a cellular level. But there’s more. The muscle-on-a-chip ...

He did not say if any animals were in the capsule. He told state TV that Iran plans to send astronauts into space by 2029 after further tests involving animals. State TV showed footage of a rocket ...

Point Nemo is also called the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, meaning it is one of the hardest places on Earth to reach.