<Table> <Tr> <Td> Landmarks for animals in space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947: First animal in space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949: First monkey in space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951: First dogs in space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957: First animal in orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968: First animals in deep space and to circle the Moon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007: First animal survives exposure to space </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Landmarks for animals in space </Td> </Tr>

When was the first animal sent into space