was that really true?
2007-11-20 15:50:50 · 15 answers · asked by ghoulart 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes they actually did. Also the Soviet Union sent dogs into space as well. Proving that humans are the dumbest things on planet earth, they didn't want to but still did, we had the foolish idea to shoot ourselves. Hmmm... they had to be forced and we chose to strap ourselves to tons of highly explosive material who is the smarter species dogs and monkeys or humans? Dogs have common sense to bite when being strapped into a highly risky situation humans wave.
2007-11-20 15:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The US space program began with rhesus monkeys back in 1948 in V-2 rockets. All of the moneys in this program died on impact.
On Sept 20, 1951, the US launched another rhesus monkey into high atmospheric flight named Yorrick. He was the first monkey to survive the landing.
Throughout the 1950s, the US continued to use rhesus monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and mice in early flights. During the same period, the Soviet space program was using dogs as test subjects.
Prior to the Mercury-Redstone and Mercury-Atlas manned flights, each of these launch vehicles was tested with a chimpanzee: Ham was the first Redstone astronaut, and Enos the first Atlas passenger. These were both in 1961, paving the way for human astronauts.
You can find more at http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html
2007-11-20 16:06:44 · answer #2 · answered by phoenixshade 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did not try to launch monkeys into space.
They did launch Chimpanzees into space in the early years of the space race.
There is a big difference between the two.
2007-11-20 16:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by cpttango30 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's better than other animals, since monkeys and chimps are biologically similar to humans, and react to the environment in a similar way.
People are too expensive, anyway.
2007-11-20 15:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lonestar87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only reason they started the astronaut program was to build public interest in the space program.
watch the movie "The Right Stuff"
2007-11-20 15:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did, Abel when into space and the Russians put a dog up there (Laika)
2007-11-20 15:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ham the chimp, or astrochimp. Google it to get the whole story.
2007-11-20 15:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by zipzeronada 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! before we sent the first humans NASA sent chimps into space because they're the closest to us.
2007-11-20 15:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but most of them were inside of rockets.
2007-11-20 16:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by Ultraviolet Oasis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeh don't they shoot up anything these days just to see what happens.
2007-11-20 16:04:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋