When and what was the first animal sent into orbit?

Answer 1

That would have been Laika the dog in 1957. Laika died of heat stroke unfortunately.

Answer 2

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 3

A dog called Leika sent by the Russians in 1957

Answer 4

It was a Dog on Sputnik 2 in November of 1957.

Answer 5

Dog in the 60's