Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

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. That distinction goes to some fruit flies that the ...

On November 3, 1957, Sputnik 2, with the dog Laika aboard, lifted off with g-forces reaching five times normal gravity levels. NASM The Soviet canine recruiters began their quest with a herd of ...

Languages: English, Spanish Sixty-one years ago today, the Soviet Union launched a dog known as Laika into orbit above the Earth aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. Laika—a stray picked up from the ...

Despite the small dog's unique status as one of the first ... Over five months post-launch, Sputnik 2 - along with Laika's remains - plunged back through Earth's atmosphere on April 14, 1958 ...

Laika, a mixed-breed dog from Russia, was one among many animals ... the sole passenger of the small Sputnik 2 spacecraft. The young dog, believed to be around three years old, was found wandering ...

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“One small paw for dog. One giant leap for dogkind ... It was launched from the USSR on this day in 1957. In Sputnik 2, Laika reached outer space before going into orbit.

Black-and-white photographs authentically show Laika, a Moscow mutt sent to space aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Rating: True ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Laika was a Russian dog who was sent on a one-way trip ... was sent on a tragic one way mission aboard the Sputnik 2 capsule(UIG via Getty Images) Despite the small ...