Fruit flies, guinea pigs, frogs, monkeys, turtles, cats and dogs… all sorts of animals have been to space.

Find out who made small steps for mankind before we could even spacewalk as Ann goes through the emotional turmoil of hearing animals in space. 

Featuring:

James Foley, Author and Illustrator.

Kerrie Dougherty OAM, Senior Heritage and Outreach Officer, Australian Space Agency.

Emeritus Professor John P. Gluck, University of New Mexico and Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University.

Michael Coggan, News Voice. 

What the Duck?! Season 6 will be back next week.

Production:

• Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
• Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
• Additional mastering: Matthew Crawford.