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					<description><![CDATA[1960 – Sputnik Program: Sputnik 5  – the Soviet Union launches a satellite with 2 dogs, 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants. The first animals to be launched into orbit and return safely. Not to take anything away from the first animals ever in space, fruit flies. Seriously. They did so well we sent them [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_3698" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Female_Mexican_fruit_fly_insect.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3698" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3698" src="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Female_Mexican_fruit_fly_insect.jpg" alt="By Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons" width="800" height="519" srcset="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Female_Mexican_fruit_fly_insect.jpg 800w, http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Female_Mexican_fruit_fly_insect-300x195.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3698" class="wp-caption-text">By Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons</p></div>
<p>-We should give a shout to <a href="http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Sputnik/Sputnik2.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laika</a>, the original space dog, who unfortunately didn&#8217;t make it back. RIP widdle buddy!</p>
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