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Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also that the high-profile, precursory Mercury flights of chimps Ham and Enos were the only primate flights conducted by the United States. In fact, both countries had sent literally dozens of animals aloft for many years prior to these
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mr Colin Burgess BIS, Mr Chris Dubbs (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780387496788
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Engineering, Social Science
- Rating
- 3 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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