John Glenn orbited the earth just 3 times in his Mercury capsule 'Friendship 7' in 1962. The first-ever US orbital flight lasted just under 5 hours. He also went back to space in the Shuttle, on the...
The first dog in space, Laika rode aboard Sputnik II in 1957. Laika survived lift off and proved that human space travel would be possible. Laika didn't even orbit around Earth once due to her loss...