Photos Show Laika, the First Dog in Space? The Samoyed-terrier mix was said to have been aboard the 1957 Soviet Spacecraft, Sputnik 2.

Sputnik 2 was engineered in four weeks and this, according to NASA, contributed to Laika's fate: Due to the lack of adequate development time, no provisions were made to recover Laika.

Despite the small dog's unique status as one of the first animals in space, it offered little comfort as she rocketed away from earth, the solitary passenger aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. The ...

On November 3, 1957, a historic moment in space exploration occurred when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, the second spacecraft ever sent into Earth's orbit. On November 3, 1957, a historic ...

The poignant story of Laika, the dog sent into space with no means of return, has recently resurfaced online, reigniting a wave of sadness. Laika, a mixed breed from Russia, was just one of many ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from ...

Of three dogs trained, Laika was put in the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. It was launched from the USSR on this day in 1957. In Sputnik 2, Laika reached outer space before going into orbit.

Laika, a Soviet dog, earned her place in history as the first living being to orbit Earth in 1957. Launched aboard Sputnik 2 during the Space Race, her mission aimed to study the impact of space ...

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Laika, the first dog in space, was sent on a tragic one way mission aboard the Sputnik 2 capsule (UIG via Getty Images) By. Paige Ingram, Jess Flaherty; 00:02, 6 Apr 2025 Updated 00:03, 6 Apr 2025; ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the ...