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The first animal in orbit was Laika, a Soviet space dog. She was launched aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. The first animals in space were fruit flies, lau
by czl 2y ago
The first animal in orbit was Laika, a Soviet space dog. She was launched aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. The first animals in space were fruit flies, launched by the United States aboard a V-2 rocket on February 20, 1947.
- hnfong 2y agoI wonder whether some large asteroid hit the earth and blasted some poor animal into space some millions of years ago...
- nick-of-time 2y agoIf an animal were imparted enough energy to be thrown into space, it would not get there intact.
- mr_toad 2y agoTiny spiders can float high enough in the air that it might be possible for some to be carried beyond the Karman line.