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The Zond 5 mission, launched on September 14, 1968, was a major milestone in space exploration. This spacecraft was the first to carry living organisms around the Moon and safely return them to Earth. Onboard were two turtles, along with flies, worms, seeds, and bacteria, chosen to study the effects of radiation and microgravity on living beings. The turtles, emblematic of this mission, survived a six-day journey that included a lunar flyby, becoming the first living creatures to get so close to the Moon.