ISS By pusheenap 1234 Ham the Monkey Ham the Monkey is the first Nov 3, 1957 First Creature in Space Laika the dog was the first animal in space Aug 19, 1960 First Creatures to return alive from Space Belka and Strelka, plus a grey rabbit, 42 mice, two rats and fruit flies were the animals on board the Sputnik 5.
Laika the dog was the first animal in space