Sputnik 2.
The dog on Sputnik 2 was Laika.
Sputnik 1 was the first spacecraft launched, which was done by Russia on October 4, 1957.Sputnik 2 was also launched by Russia on November 3, 1957, and carried a dog into space.
A dog
No dog has ever been launched into space from the USA.
No dog has ever been launched to the moon.
Laika the dog orbited earth aboard the soviet spacecraft Sputnik II in November 1957
The Soviet Union launched a Sputnik 2 which carried a dog name Laika into space. Sadly, the Sputnik 2 was not designed to be recovered and Laika died a few days later.
The first mammal launched into space was a dog named Laika. She was launched by the Soviet Union onboard the spacecraft Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. Unfortunately, Laika did not survive the mission.
November 3th 1957, launched on Sputnik 2(not to be confused withKorabl-Sputnik 2.) Laika was the first animal in orbit also the first to die in orbit.
The first man-made object to successfully be placed in Earth orbit was dubbed "Sputnik". It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... part of the USSR at the time ... on October 4, 1957.
The first man made satellite was Sputnik I launched Oct 4 1957. Sputnik 2 was launched Nov 3 1957, and carried a dog as a passenger, but no provision was made for re-entry - so she was the first casualty in space.