The musician's brother helped her write Laika Party , which references Laika, the dog sent into space by the Soviets aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957 ...

She finished top on the Late Late Show Eurosong Special tonight ahead of Samantha Mumba with her song Laika Party, which ...

This means Emmy will be heading to Switzerland to represent Ireland in the Eurovision semifinals between May 13 and 15, with hopes of making it to the grand final on Saturday, May 17. Her song pays ...

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 ...

From Celtic pop and power ballads to a song about a Soviet space dog, this year’s Eurovision hopefuls promise a varied medley ...

Norwegian singer EMMY has been announced as Ireland’s entry into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May. It comes after host Patrick Kielty, announced EMMY as the winner of the Late Late Eurosong ...

Laika Song won both the public vote and the national jury vote, paving the way for Norwegian star EMMY to win the contest to ...

Norwegian singer Emmy has won the Late Late Show Eurosong Special with her track Laika Party, winning the most votes of the ...

Ham the chimpanzee became the first chimpanzee in space. He successfully performed tasks in microgravity and proved that ...

Amidst the Space Race of the 1960s, this Mazda aimed for the stars - paving the way for other rotaries in the Mazda orbit.

Both made it back alive. Then, in 1957, they put a dog named Laika on the Sputnik 2 flight. Laika had been a stray, which they figured would make her strong enough to survive the harsh conditions.