The first dog in outer space….
Laika, a stray dog found wandering the streets of Moscow, was the first dog in space. Laika was aboard the Soviet satellite, Sputnik 2 in 1957. Read more about Laika and Sputnik 2 at wikipedia.
See NAC canine, “Konrad”, filmed at 1,000 fps with the Memrecam fx K3.