The first animal the US sent to space was a rhesus monkey named Albert I in June 11, 1948.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first person in space was sent by the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
Well acording to space the first thing to go to the moon/space was a monkey :D To do a test, the test was that if the monkey would come back down or not!! You would not like to go to space and never come back so they sent a monkey up to test
The first monkey launched into space was a rhesus macaque named Albert I, who was sent aboard a V-2 rocket by the United States in 1948. This mission was part of the U.S. Army's research on the effects of space travel on living organisms.
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
No. Russia sent a dog named Laika into space first.
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
The first animal the US sent to space was a rhesus monkey named Albert I in June 11, 1948.
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
I believe the monkey was the first animal to go to space, even before humans. People wanted to test if it was safe so they sent a monkey out.
A chimpanzee (monkey)
They sent a monkey into space named Albert on June 11, 1948
Yes, it can. I sent my pet monkey to NASA and they didn't send it back, so I assumed they sent it to space. :]
Russia
NASA sent it by remote control space ship.
the Soviet Union