when did the first living thing go in space?

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and dont answer if u dont know

Answer 1

The first satellite launched into space was Sputnik 1 by the USSR in October 1957 and it startled the Americans to find that they were behind in the space race. Seeing what a propaganda coup they had managed to pull off, Krushchev determined to put a living creature into space to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution,

Sputnik 2 was hastily designed, built and launched within a month with the dog Laika aboard, But working at such speed, it was not possible to make plans to bring the dog back alive. The propaganda coup was impressive but the dog was sacrificed to achieve it,

Laika (from Russian: Лайка, a breed of dog, literally: "Barker") became the first living creature from Earth to enter orbit. At one time a stray wandering the streets of Moscow, she was selected from an animal shelter. Originally named Kudryavka, she was renamed Laika after her breed type.

After undergoing training with two other dogs, she was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 and was launched into space on 3 November 1957.

Laika died a few hours after launch from stress and overheating, probably due to a malfunction in the thermal control system. The true cause of her death was not made public until decades after the flight. Some former Soviet scientists have since expressed regret that Laika was allowed to die.

Sputnik 2 was finally destroyed (along with Laika's remains) during re-entry on April 14, 1958, just over 5 months later, after 2,570 orbits, Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, so Laika had always been intended to die.

The mission sparked a debate across the globe on the mistreatment of animals and animal testing in general to advance science.

Answer 2

An awful lot of people seem to think Laika was the first animal in space. She wasn't. The first animals in space were launched on modified V2 rockets by the Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s. They included mice and small monkeys. All were sent up with the intention of recovering them, though sadly some were lost due to equipment malfuctions. Laika was the first animal in ORBIT in late 1957, aboard Sputnik 2. She was a stunt by the USSR. They had no intention of bringing her back alive, so they sent her into space to die so they could claim a first over the US. She was NOT the first animal in space. She missed that claim by about ten years.

Answer 3

What, looking for an exact answer? LOL! Well, the Russians sent up a dog, I believe, I think they were the first to send up a live animal on a rocket. The United States sent up a monkey , but after the Russians sent their dog. That was in the early '60s, but don't quote me.

Answer 4

Date unknown but the Germans were the first, I believe it was in the late 40's or early 50's

Answer 5

November 03,1957, by the Russians aboard Sputnik II, and was a dog called Laika - subject to change depending on if I have the dog's name and spelling right.

Answer 6

russians sent up a dog, laika, in
November 03,1957. whether or not the dog returned safely to earth is unknown to me