10. Are there spacesuits made for dogs and, if so, what do they look like? (A K2S Question)

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Spacesuits created for animals during the early days of spaceflight were primitive and experimental. These helped to gather valuable information toward understanding the necessary precautions. With newer technologies, it should undoubtedly be possible to design better dog spacesuits. However, contrary to mid-1900s spaceflight, human spaceflight is now preferred and more successful, and so dog spacesuits are not readily available. For more modern scientific experiments on the Space Shuttle, smaller animals and rodents such as rats are used. They are enclosed in a protective module that houses the animals and the experimental apparatus itself. Depending on the experiment, the module may or may not contain artificial gravity induced by a centrifugal simulation.

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Answer provided by Bijal Thakore

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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