Silkworms in 2003
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
A dog
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
Many dogs have been to space. The Soviets sent a total of 13 dogs into space between 1957 and 1966.
Chimpanzee
spider
Shuttle STS 127
The Soviet Union sent a dog named Laika into space on July 22, 1951.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour