Space exploration is relentless. There’s a constant stream of satellites, astronauts and spacecraft waiting to be jettisoned beyond the confines of Earth. Since exploration began in the 1960s, some intriguing and amusing items have found their way up there. Whether they had a legitimate reason or were launched just for some goodnatured fun, there have been some strange items sent into space.
All About Space takes a look back through the years and brings to memory some of the more unusual cosmic visitors – and with the evolution of commercial spaceflight, who knows what weird things will be sent there next!
OTHER CREATURES OF EARTH
Sadly, during the earliest stages of space exploration, many animals were used for the testing of spaceflights, in part to see its effects on living things. In recent times no such animals have been harmed in the development
