On This Day In Space: Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises take 1st circumlunar spaceflight

On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft on a mission to loop around the moon.

On This Day In Space: Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises take 1st circumlunar spaceflight
On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft on a mission to loop around the moon.