the Soviet Union was the first for everything in space except for the moon. first dog first man first woman first walk first to orbit. name just came to me laika she was also the first to die in space. we sent up a monkey but designed for a live re-entry so as not to disturb the public and cloud the space program
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.
The Soviet Union (now Russia) was the first country to successfully launch a spacecraft, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4, 1957.
it was actually a human a man named Adam he was the first anything on earthThe first animals intentionaly sent into space were fruit flies aboard an American launched German made V-2 rocket in 1947. It is possible that insects were sent into space aboard V2 rockets in World War II, but this was not intentional.The first monkey in space was Albert II a rehsus macaque who was sent into space in a V2 rocket on June 14, 1949. He survived the trip into space but was unfortuantely killed when the rocket crashed on landing.
Laika, a Russian dog, was the first dog to enter space in 1957. The first dog in space was Laika, who was sent into space in November 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.Laika. Sent up by the russians.Dezik and Tsygan were the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight on July 22, 1951.Both dogs were recovered unharmed after travelling to a maximum altitude of 110 km. Dezik made another sub-orbital flight in September 1951 with a dog named Lisa, although neither survived.However, the name of the dog (and indeed the first living creature) to go into space and orbit the Earth was Laika, and she was launched into space on board a Soviet spacecraft 'Sputnik II' (the launch vehicle was the Soviet R-7/SS-6 ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile) ) on November 3rd 1957.Laika, [Лайка] means "barker" in Russian (her name was originally Kudryavka). She was said to have died painlessly in orbit about a week after blast-off. However, she did not live nearly as long as Soviet officials led the world to believe. Now, it has been revealed she died from overheating and panic just a few hours (maybe as few as 3) after the mission started.Laika. Sent up by the russians.Laika (She was a communist, too.) it was the first dog to fly in space.Laika
Most likely a terrier. The specifics are unknown.
The USSR.
France, on October 18 1963, launched the first cat into space (named "Felix").
A rhesus monkey was launched by the USA into space on June 11, 1948 aboard a V-2 Blossom.
USA launched a rhesus monkey named Albert l into space on June 11, 1948 aboard a V-2 Blossom.
in 1957 laika was the first animal to orbit the earth
North Korea launched its first satellite into space in 2009.
The name of the first animal into space (which was a dog) was Laika.
It was USSR (the Russian-led Soviet Union), who launched the Spotnik as the first man-made space-craft.
Many countries launched Chandrayaan-1 into space but USA launched it first and also launched it second .
He was the first dog launched into space by the Russians.
The first orbiting space station was Salyut 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.
Russia launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.