Animals In Space

The First Animal in Space was Laika - Soviet/Russian space dog aboard Sputnik 2 in November 2nd, 1957.

Ham was the first chimpanzee (monkey) in space. He flew on a suborbital flight on January 31, 1961 in a Mercury spacecraft launched on a U.S. Redstone rocket. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Spacechimp: Nasa's Ape in Space (Countdown to Space) by Melinda Farbman, Frye Gaillard
This book is about the training of Ham, the first chimp in space. 
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Space Dogs: Pioneers of Space Travel by Chris Dubbs
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Astro Bunnies by Christine Loomis, Ora Eitan (Illustrator)
This book is a child space book for entertainment reading. 
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Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt: Kids Space Book
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• The Mad Scientist Network: Astronmy Re:Animals In Space