Multiple choice general knowledge

The first animal(s) to go to space.

  1. Miss Sam

  2. Pchelka and Mushka

  3. Laika

  4. Verterok and Ugolyok
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Explanation

Laika, a Soviet dog, became the first animal to orbit Earth in Sputnik 2 in 1957. She was a stray dog from Moscow and her mission paved the way for human spaceflight. Sadly, Laika did not survive the mission as technology for return journeys hadn't been developed yet.

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