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Has a dog been in space before?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Yes. Laika was the first dog sent to space by the Russians. However, she wasn't the last. Belka and Strelka orbited the Earth in 1960 and were successfully returned, whereas Laika was not. Chaika and Lisichka, who preceded Belka and Strelka, never made it to space. Their rocket exploded on the launch pad.

Other dog flights followed until the Russians were convinced that space flight was safe for humans.

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10y ago

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