This was the launch of Sputnik 2. The spacecraft carried the dog Laika, the first living creature in ... [+] space. Due to tight timelines, the spacecraft was hastily constructed, and they had ...

In this animation video we will look at the sad story of Laika who was the first dog ... there was a rocket launched named Sputnik 2 with a dog on board who became the first dog in outer space!

Laika, the dog that died in Sputnik, has caused a ripple of compassion the world over, even as compassion may be excited when any life is sacrificed for whatever reason. The sacrifice of Laika ...

The 2002 feature movie "Scooby-Doo" is among the top-earning dog movies of all time grossing more than $181 million. In 1957, with the Soviet launch of Sputnik 2, Laika, a mixed breed stray from ...

The rocket that lifted Laika to space was dubbed Sputnik 2, but that concealed its ominous ... have a litter of her own with a Kennedy family dog. The President referred to the babies as pupniks.

On November 3, 1957, Laika, a dog aboard Sputnik 2, made history as the first living creature launched into space. This mission aimed to assess the feasibility of sending a living organism into ...

On board Sputnik 2 was Laika, a stray dog, who became the first living creature to orbit the earth in a spacecraft. They did not expect her to survive the mission. They wanted to test what would ...

The first one was essentially a stunt, and the second one had an animal payload and thermal problems that killed the canine occupant, [Laika]. Most people don’t remember the later Sputnik missions.