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  1. During the 1950s and 1960s the Soviet space program used dogs for sub-orbital and orbital space flights to determine whether human spaceflight was feasible. These dogs, including Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth, were surgically modified to provide the necessary information for human survival in space. The Soviet space program typically ...

  2. 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.

  3. Sep 7, 2020 · Sep 7, 2020 7:00 AM. RIP, Laika: Space Dogs Will Break Your Heart. The new documentary about Russia's doomed canine cosmonaut hurts the soul—and turns the stomach.

    • Kate Knibbs
  4. Laika was the first living creature to orbit the Earth in 1957, but she died from overheating and stress in her cramped capsule. Learn about her life, her mission, and her legacy in this article from the Smithsonian Magazine.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_DogsSpace Dogs - Wikipedia

    Plot. A man in black is carrying a small cage from the Soviet Union to the U.S. president John F. Kennedy. In the cage is a present from Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to Caroline Kennedy, a stray dog named Pushok. He finds the other Kennedy pets and tells them his story.

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · 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 space....

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LaikaLaika - Wikipedia

    Laika ( / ˈlaɪkə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, 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.

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