LAIKA THE FIRST DOG SENT INTO SPACE.

LAIKA THE DOG WAS FROM THE SOVIET UNION ALSO KNOWN AS RUSSIA.

LAIKA ORBITED THE EARTH ON NOVEMBER 3, 1957. LAIKA WAS 2 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WENTBINTO SPACE.

LAIKA WAS LAUNCHED AND SHE DIED PAINLESSLY IN ORBIT A FEW HOURS AFTER ORBIT. HER COFFIN CIRCLED EARTH ABOUT 2570 TIMES AND BURNED IN THE ATMOSPHERE ON APRIL 4, 1958