Belka and Strelka
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belka-and-strelka-167-558044
title:
Belka and Strelka
text:
Belka and Strelka are dogs that spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth. They were the first higher living organisms to survive an orbital trip in outer space. They were accompanied by 42 mice, a grey rabbit, two rats, flies, and several plants and fungi. All passengers survived. Sputnik 5 made 17 revolutions around the Earth and spent 27 hours in orbit. These were the first Earth-born creatures to orbit Earth and return alive, and the firs
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Soviet animals sent to space
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belka_and_Strelka
date created:
2005-08-19T21:04:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T03:56:45Z
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