Biosputniks: The Use By The Soviet Union And Russia Of Dogs, Monkeys And Other Animals In The Exploration Of Space, 1949-93

B. Harvey. (1993), JBIS, 46, pp.381-384

Refcode: 1993.46.381

Abstract:

The Soviet Union conducted a series of unmanned ballistic missions in the course of the 1950s. Their purpose was to pave the way for a manned ballistic flight or, as proved the case, manned orbital flight should the Soviet space programme follow this more ambitious path.