The first fish in space was a south American guppy in 1976
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The first fish in space was a mummichog, a species of killifish, which was sent on board the U.S. Biosatellite 3 mission in 1969.
No, the Salut 1 was not the first space station. The first space station was the Soviet space station Salyut 1, which was launched in 1971.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
Yes, fish have been taken up into outer space on the space shuttle. In 1973, fish were taken by Skylab, and in 1994, they were part of the Aquatic Habitat experiment on the Space Shuttle Columbia. The purpose was to study the effects of microgravity on aquatic organisms.
No, Laika was not the first dog in space, but she was the first living creature to orbit Earth. Laika was a Soviet space dog who was launched aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957.