On this day in space! Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises (& other critters) launch around the moon on Zond 5 spacecraft in wild first circumlunar flight
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“In 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft, which carried tortoises and other animals on a mission to loop around the moon and return to Earth.”
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