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The dog that orbited the Earth
The first living creature to orbit the Earth was a Soviet stray dog called Laika. She was sent into space in November 1957. Professor Viktor Yazdovsky played with Laika as a child when his father brought her home from the Soviet Space headquarters before her mission.
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