Sputnik Korabl-Sputnik 2 Launches Belka and Strelka August 19, 1960
Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
Date: August 19, 1960
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