The Soviet Union sent the first animal into orbit, the dog named Laika aboard Sputnik 2 on 3rd November 1957. Laika died during the flight as the technology to return from orbit hadn’t been developed.
The Soviet Union sent the first animal into orbit, the dog named Laika aboard Sputnik 2 on 3rd November 1957. Laika died during the flight as the technology to return from orbit hadn’t been developed.