The first animals in space were fruit flies aboard a United States V2 rocket in 1947. (which are insects not animals)
A Rhesus Monkey, called Albert II became the first monkey in space aboard another United States V2 rocket in 1949.
The first dogs into space were Tsygan and Dezik aboard a Soviet rocket in 1951 - although not into orbit.
The first dog into orbit was Laika aboard a Soviet Sputnik 2 rocket in 1957
yes laika was the first dog in space infact it was the first animal in space
Yes. Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth - as well as the first animal to die in orbit.
Yes, the first animal to go to space, a dog named Laika, did not survive the mission. She died a few hours after launch due to overheating and stress.
The first animal in space was a dog called Laika. It was on the third of November, 1957. Check out the link below for more information on this.
Laika was a mixed-breed dog, specifically a Soviet space dog, who became the first living being sent into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.
The Soviet space dog, Laika. This dog was the first animal to die in space
He was the first dog launched into space by the Russians.
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
The first creatures in space were flies. The first mammal was a dog.
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
yes laika was the first dog in space infact it was the first animal in space
The name of the first animal into space (which was a dog) was Laika.
Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth.
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
Yes. Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth - as well as the first animal to die in orbit.
Yes first a dog a chimp and a monkey flew in space.
a russian dog and the first animal to orbit the earth ( first animal to go on the moon ) * * * * * Laika (Lyka?) did not go to the moon.