Multiple choice general knowledge history

What was the name of the first animal in space?

  1. Laika

  2. Albert II

  3. Fruit Flies

  4. Gordo
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Explanation

Fruit flies were the first animals sent to space aboard a U.S. V-2 rocket in 1947. Laika became famous as the first living creature to orbit Earth in 1957, but fruit flies preceded her by a decade. This distinction matters in space exploration history.

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