The Soviet Union sent into space dogs Fox-2 and ginger-2

The launch took place on 24 June (according to some sources 26 Jun) of 1954 in the rocket R-1D. The altitude of 75-80 km was catapulted Fox. Parachute special design revealed in the rarefied layers of the atmosphere. First time in history that a living creature had been in a spacesuit in outer space, and the chute was lowered to the Ground. Capsule with Ginger, speeding in the drop, together with the head part of the rocket to the speed of sound, shot out at an altitude of 45 km Over 7 km up to the Earth's surface, the parachute was opened. The flight was successful.

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