Canine Cosmonaut: The Story of the First Animal to Orbit Earth
Canine Cosmonaut: The Story of the First Animal to Orbit Earth
Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had survived in space for seven days, providing valuable data that would make future manned space flight possible. People […]