In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.
Laika, a stray dog, was sent into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957 aboard the satellite Sputnik 2 (nicknamed "Muttnik" in the US).
pig
In 1949, the "Bumper-WAC" became the first human-made object to enter space.
In 1967, the USSR sent Venera 4 into space to probe the planet Venus. This was followed by Venera 5 in 1969 and Venera 6 in 1969. The US sent the Pioneer Venus 2 to probe Venus in 1978.
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
A chimpanzee (monkey)
The first live being sent into space by the USA was a chimpanzee called Hamm.
Alan Shepard
The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.
Monkey
Laika, a stray dog, was sent into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957 aboard the satellite Sputnik 2 (nicknamed "Muttnik" in the US).
pig
It was fruit flies.
In 1949, the "Bumper-WAC" became the first human-made object to enter space.
chimpanzee