Space Research and Animal Testing

To train the bear for future space missions

To observe the bear's reaction to extreme gravitational force

To study the behavior of bears in high-speed situations

To test the effects of rapid deceleration on a living organism (correct)

Because the United States was also using animals in its own space research (correct)

Because they did not consider ethical implications in space research

Because they were not aware of the dog's presence in space

Because they were focused on other scientific priorities

Pigs from Texas

Black bears from Catskill, New York (correct)

Lab rats from California

Rhesus monkeys from Florida

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