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First terrestrial life to leave orbit, circle the moon, and safely return to earth by Zond 5 (sep 14, 1968 – sep 21, 1968)

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this was the first successful flight of life from our planet to the moon and back again, which contained two tortoises, fruit fly eggs, and a few plants.

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sep 14, 1968
sep 21, 1968
~ 7 days