Hi All. With a break in my hectic schedule I thought I'd tag-in on this. The USA launched and recovered some fruit flies on 20 February 1947 in a modified V2 rocket. They got to 109km. (100km is officially space)
The first mammal was Albert II, a rhesus monkey, launched in another modified V2, on 14 June 1949 from the USA. Achieved an altitude of 134km. Unfortunately a parachute failure doomed poor Albert on the return. The first mammals to survive a trip to space were two Russian dogs, Tsygan and Dezik, launched in an R-1 (also a modified V2) on 22 July 1951. Finally, although more animals were launched in-between and after these, Laika is the Russian dog most people know (originally called Kudryavka). Launched in Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957, she became the first animal to orbit the Earth aboard only the second spacecraft capable of doing so. Alas, Laika was never intended to survive and died after six days. Sputnik 2's orbit decayed and it was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere on 14 April 1958. My thanks to Wikipedia, who's information is always 100% reliable! Niall and Jorge may still be right. Dave English Q2009 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quantumowners/cbad00ed-dc16-49a4-b1a4-edb78977b8cd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
