The first animal ever to be sent into space was on September 3, 1957; a Russian dog named Liaka. She was sent in the Russian spacecraft "Sputnik II," meaning "fellow traveler." Unfortunately, during the mission, Liaka die

Many animals are very useful for experiments in space. In the past, the United States and the Russian/Soviet space programs used the information obtained from various missions to collect knowledge, and advance and develop the things that would be needed to support humans in space. Once it was confirmed that animals could survive in space, humans entered space, and took animals along with them.

Some people think that using animals in space is cruel, but they have clearly played a major role in space exploration. The continuing development of space travel and safety in space will be advancing in the future due to animals.

Today, animals are still used in micro-gravity investigations. One of the main focuses of animal investigations is to find out how various grav

Some common words found in the essay are:
Jupiter AM-13, United Russian/Soviet, , Belka Strelka, Sputnik II, sent space, animals sent space, animals sent, animals space, pulled correct,
Approximate Word count = 523
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)