The story of the contributions made by animals to space research.

This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the Unit

Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space.

Meet Ham, Minnie, Enos, Roscoe, Tiger, and Rocky. When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, the