Which animals first returned from orbit?
Laika
Belka and Strelka
Enos
Able and Baker
Dogs were accompanied by a gray rabbit, 42 mice, 2 rats and flies. John F. Kennedy wasn't happy with losing the race into space. Nikita Khrushchev added a bit of salt to the wound when he gave Caroline Kennedy one of Strelka's puppies as a gift.
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Laika
Belka and Strelka
Enos
Able and Baker
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14
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19
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41
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