[DOC] [TLE] Laika - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1957, Laika became the first animal launched into orbit, paving the way for human spaceflight. This photograph shows her in a flight harness. Laika (Russian: ; c. 1954  November 3, 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] Animals in space - Wikipedia [PAR] These two dogs were the first living higher organisms successfully recovered from a spaceflight. ... On 3 November 1957, the second-ever orbiting spacecraft carried the first animal into orbit, the dog Laika, launched aboard the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft (nicknamed 'Muttnik' in the West). [DOC] [TLE] The Sad Story of Laika, the First Dog Launched Into Orbit | TIME [PAR] Nov 3, 2014 ... 3, 1957: The Soviet Union sends the first living creature into orbit. ... Sputnik 2 
continued to orbit the Earth for five months, then burned up when it ... One of 
Laika's human counterparts in the Soviet space program recalled her... [DOC] [TLE] Sputnik - NASA History Homepage [PAR] In July 1955, the White House announced plans to launch an Earth-orbiting 
satellite for ... In addition, the public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch 
satellites also ... Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, 
including a dog ... Act (commonly called the "Space Act"), which created NASA as 
of October 1,... [DOC] [TLE] Who Was the First Animal to go into Space? - Universe Today [PAR] Sep 30, 2016 ... A rhesus monkey called Albert 1 became the first monkey launched into space on 
June 11, 1948; also on board a US-launched ... These were just suborbital flights, 
though. The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on 
board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957. [DOC] [TLE] Sputnik launched - Oct 04, 1957 - HISTORY.com [PAR] By then, the Soviets had already achieved another ideological victory when they 
launched a dog into orbit aboard Sputnik 2. The Soviet space program went on... [DOC] [TLE] The Sputnik Program, History 135 [PAR] The first of these spacecraft, Sputnik 1, was the first artificial satellite ever to be ... 
in 1957 Korolev's R-7 was created, powerful enough to put a satellite into orbit. ... 
the first spacecraft to carry a living creature, a thirteen pound dog named Laika. ... 
This was the satellite that had originally been slated for the first Soviet launch. [DOC] [TLE] Spacecrafts launched in 1957 [PAR] (Russian technicians called it: 1-y ISZ - 1st Soviet sputnik.) PS stands for ... These 
will be the bigger and heavier and will help to carry out an extensive program of 
scientific research. Artificial .... 1st living being placed in Earth orbit; dog Laika. [DOC] [TLE] November 3, 1957: Laika the space dog becomes first living ... [PAR] Nov 3, 2015 ... A stray dog called Laika became the first living thing in space when she orbited ... 
creature launched into orbit  and tragically died  on this day in 1957. ... after the 
successful launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite. ... Laika was quiet 
and charming, one of the Soviet scientists would later write. [DOC] [TLE] Meet Flicette, the first and only cat in space - Story | FOX 13 Tampa ... [PAR] Oct 18, 2016 ... ... people know that the first living creature to orbit the Earth was a dog, launched 
into space by the Soviets all the way back in 1957. ... It would be three more 
years before a monkey would survive one of these flights, though. [DOC] [TLE] Meet Flicette - the Very First - And Only - Cat in Space ... [PAR] Oct 19, 2016 ... Meet Flicette  the Very First  And Only  Cat in Space! 1 ... Many people 
know that the very first living creature to orbit the Earth was a dog, who was 
launched into space by the Soviets all the way back in 1957. ... It would be three 
more years before a monkey would survive

Question: Launched by the Soviets in 1957, the 1st living creature to orbit the Earth was one of these
Answer: Dog (Laika)