- Laika - Wikipedia
Laika ( ˈlaɪkə LY-kə; Russian: Лáйка, IPA: [ˈlajkə]; c 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957
- The Sad, Sad Story of Laika, the Space Dog, and Her One-Way Trip Into Orbit
With a pounding heart and rapid breath, Laika rode a rocket into Earth orbit, 2,000 miles above Moscow streets she knew Overheated, cramped, frightened, and probably hungry, the space dog gave
- Laika | Background, Spaceflight, Facts | Britannica
Laika, a dog that was the first living creature to be launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957 It was always understood that Laika would not survive the mission, but her actual fate was misrepresented for decades
- Laika the space dog: First living creature in orbit | Space
Laika was the first living creature to orbit Earth On Nov 3, 1957, the Soviet Union lofted a dog named Laika aboard the satellite Sputnik 2 However, Laika was not the first animal in
- 60 years ago: The First Animal in Orbit - NASA
Hurriedly prepared to take advantage of the propaganda value of the first satellite, Sputnik 2 utilized an animal habitat and carried the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth The event began to galvanize the United States into organizing their space program
- Laika: The Dog Who Went to Space Before Humans - YouTube
🌍 Meet Laika, the brave little dog who became the first living creature to orbit the Earth — before any human ever did!In this episode of Mr Afterschool, w
- Who Was Laika the ‘Space Dog’? | PETA
Over the next few weeks, Laika went from a stray dog to a “Space Dog” in training Learn who Laika was and why even the experimenters who sentenced her to death eventually regretted their decision
- Tragic story of little dog Laika who was sent on a one-way trip . . . - MSN
Laika was a friendly stray found in Moscow and believed to be just three years old when she was sent on a doomed one-way mission to space aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft in 1957
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