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The first animals in space were fruit flies, who were sent into space along with some corn seeds aboard an American V2 rocket in 1947- the mission was designed to measure the effects of solar radiation exposure at high altitudes. The experiemt was a success, and the flies returned to Earth alive and in good health. The V2 rocket was originally designed by Nazi Germany during WW2, and used as a guided missile in attacks against England and France (it was ultimately intended to carry a nuclear payload)- the design was copied and improved upon by the United States following the end of the War. The first large animal to be sent into space was a Rhesus monkey called Albert II, who was launched aboard another V2 on June 14th 1949- it was intended that he, too, should return safe and sound, although tragically he died upon his return to Earth when his craft's landing parachute failed and the ship smashed into the ground. The scientists and mission controllers were devastated, and held a special funeral for him in his honour. Both the USA and the USSR continued to send insects and small animals into space throughout the 1950s, most of which returned safely. The first animal to actually go into ORBIT (as oppose to just going straight up beyond the atmosphere and then back down again) was the Russian dog Laika, who was sent up aboard Sputnik 2 on 3rd November 1957. She died in space when her oxygen supply ran out, although her body did return to Earth when the Sputnik fell back through the atmosphere. Laika was posthumously given the Order of Lenin (the only animal ever to receive the USSR's top award), and was buried with full military honours.
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What was the first animal that the US sent to space?
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
What kind of animal was lakika the first living thing sent to to space?
a dog called Laika was sent to space
The date for the first dual mission in space?
The first dual mission in space started in 1963, space craft: Vostock 5-6 sent by the USSR
When was First man sent into space?
Yuri Gagarin - Launch date 12th April 1961.
What was the fisrt animal that was sent to space?
a fruit fly
What was the first animal sent into space and what country sent it?
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
Which country sent up the first animal in the space?
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
What animal was sent to outer space from the US?
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
What was the first animal that the US sent to space?
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
What kind of animal was lakika the first living thing sent to to space?
a dog called Laika was sent to space
Have dogs been sent to space?
Many dogs have been to space. The Soviets sent a total of 13 dogs into space between 1957 and 1966.
What country sent the first animal in to space?
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
Which country sent the first animal into space to orbit and what was the animal and when?
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).
What date did the first person be sent to space?
hey it was fill green that was the first one to out to space haahahaha i did it loser
How old was the first animal in space?
According to www.spacetoday.org, Laika, the first animal (dog) sent into space by the Soviet Union was a stray estimated to be about 3yrs old.
Who was the dog sent in space in 1957?
Laika was a soviet space dog that become the first animal to orbit the earth , as well as the first animal to die in orbit
WHICH THE FIRST ANIMAL SENT INTO THE SPACE WAS A DOG NAMED?
The Soviet Union sent a dog named Laika into space on July 22, 1951.
