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minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoFewer human lives—sure, if you only include verified deaths—but the Soviet space program had considerably more deaths overall once you factor in other animals.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoNot actually true, both sides used animal testing.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoI know this. NASA’s animal fatalities were fewer and less often. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_space_dogs https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728/ https://www.nasa.gov/history/a-brief-history-of-animals-in-space/ https://www.mygreenworld.org/blog/animals-in-space https://www.rbth.com/science_and_tech/2014/10/11/animals_in_space_what_does_it_take_to_be_tasked_with_explori_40531.html https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/laika-and-her-children-animals-in-the-space-race https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/brief-history-animal-death-space
Fewer human lives—sure, if you only include verified deaths—but the Soviet space program had considerably more deaths overall once you factor in other animals.
Not actually true, both sides used animal testing.
I know this. NASA’s animal fatalities were fewer and less often.
Sources: