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czl
on June 18, 2024
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Are animals conscious? New research
The first animal in orbit was Laika, a Soviet space dog. She was launched aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. The first animals in space were fruit flies, launched by the United States aboard a V-2 rocket on February 20, 1947.
hnfong
on June 18, 2024
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I wonder whether some large asteroid hit the earth and blasted some poor animal into space some millions of years ago...
mr_toad
on June 19, 2024
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Tiny spiders can float high enough in the air that it might be possible for some to be carried beyond the Karman line.
nick-of-time
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If an animal were imparted enough energy to be thrown into space, it would not get there intact.
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