With an estimated 298,192 residents in 2016,[7] it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city.
NOVEMBER 3, 1957: The Soviet Union sent the first living creature into space on this day in 1957 after a dog was rocketed into orbit. Laikaâs arrival on board Sputnik II delighted science fans - but angered animal lovers and humiliated the Americans, who at that time were yet to send up even a satellite.
Space. Animals were the first living creatures sent into space, before humans headed up there. A monkey sent into space by Iran, in the Middle East, is the latest animal to make the journey there and back.Some people think it's cruel to send animals into space-especially if they don't make the journey back.n the earlier days of space exploration, nobody knew if people could survive a trip away from Earth and make the return journey safely, so using animals was a way to find out. In 1948, America sent the first of a series of monkeys, all named Albert, into space.