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The first animals intentionally sent into space were fruit flies, .... These were the first animals in deep space. The capsule was recovered at sea on...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space
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Laika (Russian: Лайка, literally meaning "Barker") was a Soviet space dog (c. 1954 – November 3, 1957) who became the first animal to orbit the Earth and...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika
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The Space Age had started less than a month before, with the launch of the first Soviet satellite on October 4, 1957. Sputnik 1, a 40-pound sphere, carried a simple transmitter and The Soviets admitted soon after the launch that the spacecraft would not return, meaning that the animal was doomed from the start.
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www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.html
www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.html
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Feb 13, 2009 The first rocket ever sent to space probably carried bacteria or some other accidental passenger. But the first animals ever intentionally...
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/space/what-was-the...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/space/what-was-the-first-animal-in-space/
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On January 31, 1961, Ham, whose name was an acronym for H olloman A ero M ed, became the first chimpanzee in space, aboard the Mercury Redstone rocket on a sub-orbital flight very similar to Alan Shepard's. The year 1968 saw the U.S.S.R. turn once again to the animal kingdom for the first passengers of their new,
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history.nasa.gov/animals.html
history.nasa.gov/animals.html
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Sputnik 2 carried a dog named Laika into space on November 2, 1957. She was first living creature to orbit the Earth. Sources describe her as either a mixed-breed or a Sam was launched into space on board the first U.S. Little Joe animal flight on December 4, 1959. He survived the suborbital flight and was recovered.
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www.vibrationdata.com/space/Animals.htm
www.vibrationdata.com/space/Animals.htm
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STO covers Space from Earth to the Edge of the Universe Later that year — on September 20 — the U.S. Air Force launched the first animal flight near space that ended with a live occupant. The nosecone on the Aerobee rocket carried a monkey named Yorick and 11 mice to a height of 45 miles.
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www.spacetoday.org/Astronauts/Animals/Dogs.html
www.spacetoday.org/Astronauts/Animals/Dogs.html
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Laika (meaning "barker" in Russian) was the first dog (and the first animal) in space. She was launched in Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. Laika survived in Earth orbit for four days. She died in space when the batteries to the cabin over-heated.
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www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/spacefirsts.shtml
www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/spacefirsts.shtml
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