What was the first living creature sent into orbit around Earth?
Laika, a Russian street dog, went to space in 1957 on the satellite Sputnik 2.
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### Instruction: What was the first living creature sent into orbit around Earth?
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### Response: Laika, a Russian street dog, went to space in 1957 on the satellite Sputnik 2.