Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-03-07 21:39:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA55B82874BF100CB1EFF3083CF9B6B09DC655FBCE87C9838FADACDDD4694DA4
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This is not true, fortunately. SpaceX might do damage to an array of wildlife and marine life, but no dogs or monkeys are being sent in rockets. In June of 2021, SpaceX CRS-22 launched tardigrades (water bears) and Hawaiian bobtail squid to the ISS. https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-crs-22-launching-squid-tardigrades https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2019/11/07/the-case-against-sending-animals-into-space/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/us/politics/spacex-wildlife-texas.html
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