Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The first animals intentionally sent into space

  1. Monkey

  2. Rat

  3. Fruit fly

  4. Bird
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Explanation

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) were the first animals intentionally sent into space. On February 20, 1947, the United States launched fruit flies aboard a V-2 rocket to study the effects of radiation exposure at high altitudes. They were recovered alive. Monkeys, rats, and dogs (not birds) were sent later - Laika (dog) in 1957, and Albert II (monkey) in 1949.

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