UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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1st woman from America named Sally Ride
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1st ever satellite launched from Russia
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A dog named Laika
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1st space craft to carry people from Russia and US
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sputnik 2, launched on November 3, 1957, carried the dog Laika, the first living creature to be shot into space and orbit Earth. Laika was a stray dog found on the streets of Moscow. There were no plans to return her to Earth, and she lived only a few hours in orbit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Before she was a space dog, Laika was a stray mixed breed (Siberian Husky and terrier) living on the streets of Moscow.
Detailed explanation-3: -Passenger. The first living creature (larger than a microbe) to orbit the Earth (though not the first to reach space) was a female mongrel originally named Kudryavka (Little Curly), but later renamed Laika ("Barker").
Detailed explanation-4: -Hurriedly prepared to take advantage of the propaganda value of the first satellite, Sputnik 2 utilized an animal habitat and carried the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth.