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Who was the first animal went to the space and what was her/his name?

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Who was the first animal went to the space and what was her/his name?
posted Mar 7, 2016 by Ramya

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In 1957, Laika became the first animal launched into orbit, paving the way for human spaceflight

answer Mar 7, 2016 by Chiranth S
And died with in hours the same day Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957.
May it's soul rest in peace.
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The first animals ever intentionally sent into space were fruit flies launched aboard a V2 rocket in 1947. US scientists were studying the effects of radiation at high altitude.
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Though. The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957. Unfortunately, Laika died during the flight.

answer Apr 15, 2016 by Atindra Kumar Nath
OMMA rhesus monkey called Albert 1 became the first monkey launched into space on June 11, 1948; also on board a US-launched V2 rocket. These were just suborbital flights, though. The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957
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