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On February 20, 1947, the United States sent some fruit flies into space to study radiation exposure at high altitudes. |
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Laika, a stray Russian stray dog, went to space on November 3, 1957. Soviet scientists assumed that a stray dog would have already learned to endure harsh conditions of hunger and cold temperatures.
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Albert I was the first monkey astronaut to be launched into space. He left for his historical space trip from a NASA space station in New Mexico on June 11, 1948.
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Let's explore more about the first in space!

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When were fruit flies sent to space?
What was first to circle Earth?
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First in Space
What was first in space? It was not a person. It was a fly. It was a fruit fly! Fruit flies were in July 1946. They were sent on a V2 . They were sent with some corn seeds. Moss was sent next. Then monkeys were sent. The first monkey was named Albert II. Albert II went into space in 1949. All these animals went up. Then they came down.
What was first in ? What was first to Earth? It was not a person. It was a dog. The dog’s name was Laika. Laika orbited Earth in 1957.
What was first to circle the moon? It was not a person. It was a tortoise! The tortoise circled the moon in 1968. When did a person go up in space? The first person went up in space in 1961.
Read and answer the following questions.
What was first in space? It was not a person. It was a fly. It was a tiny fruit fly! Fruit flies were blasted into space in July 1946. They were sent on a V2 rocket. They were sent with some corn seeds. Moss was sent next. Then monkeys were sent. The first monkey was named Albert II. Albert II went into space in 1949. All these animals went up. Then they came down.
What was first in orbit? What was first to circle Earth? It was not a person. It was a dog. The dog’s name was Laika. Laika orbited Earth in 1957.
What was first to circle the moon? It was not a person. It was a tortoise! The tortoise circled the moon in 1968. When did a person go up in space? The first person went up in space in 1961.
Source: Daily Warm-ups Grade 2
Most likely, animals were sent into space first ____
If you go into orbit, you ____
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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