They were the original Bzzzzz Lightyear. What insects were the first to travel to space?

Answer Fruit flies

Fruit flies had a front-row seat to space, and they were the first insects at the party. Fruit flying aboard the American V-2 rocket, the insects made the journey in 1947, traveling 67 miles into space and living to tell the tale.

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