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Sputnik was launched in 1957 AD by the Soviet Union as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.

'''Sputnik''' was launched in 1957 by the [[Soviet Union]] as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.

Sputnik I, launched October 4, 1957 AD, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused a bit of a scare in the USA, that the Soviet Union got a satellite into orbit first. It was about the size of a basketball with antennas sticking out of it. It had started the [[Space Race]] between the USSR and the USA.

*''Sputnik I'', launched [[October]] 4, 1957, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused a bit of a scare in the [[USA]], that the Soviet Union got a satellite into orbit first. It was about the size of a basketball with antennas sticking out of it. It had started the [[Space Race]] between the USSR and the USA.

Sputnik II carried a dog named Laika into space on November 3, 1957 AD.

*''Sputnik II'' carried a dog named Laika ([[Russian]]:  Лайка) into space on November 3, 1957 AD.  Laika was originally a stray, and she died a while after the launch.

== See Also ==

== See Also ==