Laika

1)laika (a dog from USSR) was in space on Nov 3 1957 who became the first animal to orbit the Earth and the first orbital death.

2)Laska and Benjy (mice) – These mice were from the United States of America. They landed on the space on the 13th of December 1958. They re-entered the earth’s atmosphere but did not recover.

3)Able (female rhesus monkey) and Baker (female squirrel monkey). They too were from USA, and they made their entry to space on 28th May 1959. Able and Baker successfully returned to the Earth.

4)Miss Sam (female rhesus monkey) from USA on 21st January 1960. It recovered.

5)Belka and Strelka (female Samoyed huskies plus 40 mice and 2 rats from the USSR on the 19th of August 1960. They were the first to orbit and return safely.