{"id":204523,"date":"2022-05-10T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=204523"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:33:39","slug":"animal-astronauts-infographic","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/animal-astronauts-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals That Have Visited Space InfoGraphic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that animals have been physically exploring <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/100-space-facts%5C/%5C%22">space long before humans ever got the first chance to?\n<p>It&rsquo;s totally true! These animal astronauts were experiments conducted by scientists to make sure that it was safe for humans to make the same trips all by themselves.\n</p><p>I know it sounds mean, but at least they sent a few &ldquo;non-animal&rdquo; crafts up there first to test the\u2026 erm, waters?\n</p><p>Anyway, moving swiftly on, the first-ever animal to head off into space was a dog that scientists called Laika.\n</p><p>On <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/day%5C/november-3%5C/%5C%22">November 3, 1957, Laika the dog became the first animal to orbit the Earth, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2.\n<p>Since then, we have seen felines, reptiles, primates, and even creepy crawlies like <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/eight-creepy-spider-facts%5C/%5C%22">spiders become astronauts too.\n<p>There&rsquo;s no doubt about it, we seem to love launching our furry friends into the skies, but I have to ask, whatever will be next?\n</p><p>This fun InfoGraphic below was created by Atlas Obscura, and it highlights some of the most popular animal astronauts of all time.&nbsp;\n</p><p>Check them out, and let us know if your lost pet made it to the list!\n</p><h2>Animal Astronauts\n</h2><p><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/08%5C/animals-astronauts-infographic.jpg%5C%22"><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-234561 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/08%5C/animals-astronauts-infographic.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Animal' astronauts infographic width='\"1500\"' height='\"2224\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/animals-astronauts-infographic.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p>Although some missions have gone incredibly well, there have been some that ended in disaster and were fatal.\n</p><p>Either way, we take our hats off to the hero animal astronauts that have made it possible for humans to &ldquo;boldly go where no human has gone before.&rdquo;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Animals were fired off into the skies on spacecrafts long before humans were. 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