Did a dog go to space?

Answer 1

On November 3rd, 1957, a dog named Laika was launched into orbit by the USSR. The satellite was the second space success by the Soviets, and was named Sputnik II. The dog survived for a few hours, but died from stress and overheating in the capsule, which burned up on reentry five months later.

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Answer 2

Yes. The first animal in space was Laika, a female dog around three years of age. She was launched into orbit by the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. Laika did not survive more than a few hours in space due to overheating of the cockpit, but paved the way for the first human mission in 1961.

Answer 3

As far as I know at least if you mean the dog that Russian sent to space tey named laika the version in Russia is that it was founde in a pound and it didnt have a specific breed

Answer 4

The first animal to travel in space was a small mutt named Laika. Laika orbited the earth in the Russian Sputnik 2 in 1957.

Answer 5

The first dog to go into space is a female dog named Laika

Answer 6

Her name was "Laika".

Answer 7

The dogs name was Laika