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Nov. 3, 1957: The Soviet Union sends the first living creature into orbit. It was a Space Race victory that would have broken Sarah McLachlanâs heart. On this day, Nov. 3, in 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first-ever living animal into orbit: a dog named Laika. The flight was meant to test the safety of space travel for humans, but it was a guaranteed suicide mission for the dog, since technology hadnât advanced as far as the return trip.
The first monkeys to survive space were Able and Miss Baker who were sent up in 1959. The Russians sent dogs up into space in addition to monkeys, which is why they did not send nearly as many monkeys into space as America did.Thus the first monkey that they actually sent into space was not until 1983.The monkeys that the Russians sent into space were named according to the letters of the alphabet.he Russians sent dogs up into space in addition to monkeys, which is why they did not send nearly as many monkeys into space as America did. Thus the first monkey that they actually sent into space was not until 1983. The monkeys that the Russians sent into space were named according to the letters of the alphabet.