animals in space

Would a sloth make a good astronaut? Probably not, but it’s damn cute to watch one try.

Last week at w00tstock, Matt Inman (aka The Oatmeal) spoke about the storied history of our species' habit of…

According to the Associated Press, Iran's aerospace program announced today that it plans to launch a Persian cat…

A gray rhesus macaque made history the other day, when the primate reportedly flew into space in an Iranian mission.…

As if to tell the world that it's blazing a path into the mid-1950's, Iran's state news agency announced on Monday…

Astroblogger Leroy Chiao belongs to an elite, exclusive club of earthlings who have ventured into space. Also in…