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Laika (Cyrillic: Лайка) was a female domestic dog from the Soviet Union who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. A stray mixed breed from the streets of Moscow, she was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957.

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