2007-05-23 11:04:00 · 7 answers · asked by wwick 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
scientists always learn new stuff from animals. They do not know everything there is to know about the animals, which means they could toss a mokey or something in space and if it lives, maybe we could learn how to live in space with out suits. Just start messing with the dna of humans.
Or at least that is what i seen on the sci-fi channel...lol
2007-05-23 11:17:48 · update #1
that isn't necessary b/c scientists already know what the effects of space would be on animals. it would also be bad publicity from animal rights people b/c of the needless killing of an animal.
2007-05-23 11:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by random person 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In effect, yes!
Several early space shuttle flights and at least two Soviet Soyuz flights carried personnel with no space suits. On Soyuz 11 a valve meant to open after the re-entry parachutes had deployed opened while the craft was still on orbit, just after retrofire. The crew died because they could not close the valve and all the atmosphere in the cabin vented into space. The men did not explode or anything like that. Of course it was unintentional, but still it happened.
2007-05-23 19:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No animal has ever gone into space without a protective environment. That said, Laika the dog was sent up on Sputnik 2 with no way to bring her back, so she died in space, though not from exposure to the vacuum.
There would be no benefit to sending an animal into space to see what happened to it. Space lacks air, and without air animals, plants and humans die. You don't need to send an animal into space to test that any more than I need to hold my cat under the english channel to see if it will drown there.
2007-05-23 18:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the space program started th US sent up chimps into space. They did wear space suits and came back alive. Since chimps are similar in anatomy as humans this help to advance the space program.
2007-05-23 18:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by sweet sue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would imagine it would be similar as when a human gets to high in the atmosphere with out protection. Their blood boils and well they explode not fun.
2007-05-24 01:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by pfcwelsh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russian's put dog (first planet earth creature in orbit)
2007-05-23 18:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by willoyaboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Russians sent up a chicken, and we sent up a monkey or chimp or something. Pretty sure they all froze to death and died or something.
2007-05-23 18:09:05 · answer #7 · answered by Yello_dog 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋