Astronomy Cast Ep. 447: Animals in Space Pt. 3: Dogs, Monkeys and More
For the final episode in our 3-part episode about animals in space, we look at the largest animals to go to orbit. And I’ll just warn you now, this is going to be a really sad episode.
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