Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
Russia sent a dog called Laika into space on 3 November 1957 (which was the first ever satellite, which first flew on October 4 1957).
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
a dog called Laika was sent to space
Many dogs have been to space. The Soviets sent a total of 13 dogs into space between 1957 and 1966.
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
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