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The first animals in space were fruit flies aboard a United States V2 rocket in 1947. (which are insects not animals)

A Rhesus Monkey, called Albert II became the first monkey in space aboard another United States V2 rocket in 1949.

The first dogs into space were Tsygan and Dezik aboard a Soviet rocket in 1951 - although not into orbit.

The first dog into orbit was Laika aboard a Soviet Sputnik 2 rocket in 1957

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No, the first animal in space was a fruit fly, sent by the United States in 1947. The first living being to orbit the Earth was a dog named Laika, sent by the Soviet Union in 1957.

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