First Living Creature Sent Into Space, in 1947

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Apothecary, Group 1975, Puzzle 3 (Patient Education).

Question is: First Living Creature Sent Into Space, in 1947

and the answer is: FRUITFLY

Word Meaning:

FRUIT FLY — Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.

Definitions from Wiktionary.