Space dog and a cat

Space dog and a cat

Laika, a female Samoyed husky, become the first animal in orbit after being launched by the USSR in Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957. There was no to bring her down and she died after ten days in soasp. More doge were launched in tests before human cosmonauts went into orbit. Two female Samoyed huskies, Belka and Strelka, orbited successfully on 19 August 1960. Strelka later gave birth to six puppies, one of which was given to US President John F. Kennedy. On 18 October 1963 a French Veronique AGI rocket launched a cat called Felix into space and returned him safely to Earth by parachute.