List of Spaceflight Records - First Animal in Orbit

First Animal in Orbit

  • Laika was a Soviet female canine launched on 3 November 1957 on Sputnik 2. The technology to deorbit had not yet been developed, so there was no expectation for survival. She died several hours into flight.

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