What was the name of the first animal sent to space, an occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 launched in 1957?

Laika was a Soviet space dog who was the first animal to go to space and the first to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was chosen as the passenger for the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957. Unfortunately, there was no provision for her rehabilitation or survival, and she died of overheating.

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