First mouse in space
- Who
- Mouse
- What
- First
- Where
- United States
- When
- 31 August 1950
On 31 August 1950, the first mouse in space flew on a US V-2 rocket from New Mexico, USA. The mouse reached an altitude of 137 km (85 miles), but did not return to Earth because the rocket disintegrated owing to parachute failure.