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Laika

* 1954 Moscow
+ 1957 Sputnik 2 (Erthh orbit)


   

Laika
                dog sputnik


Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space,
and the first animal to orbit the Earth.
The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 was launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957.


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