Space Monkey

We Didn't Start the Fire: The History Podcast - A podcast by Crowd Network

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They’re the heroes of space travel who had to suffer unimaginable terror for the sake of us humans. Today we’re talking about the ICONIC space monkeys of the late 1950s. But why use primates? Why did the Russians use dogs? Were there any alternatives? And what happened to these brave space pioneers? Astronomy journalist Dr Stuart Clark is here to chat about all this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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