Remembering Laika the space dog. ... When the Soviets announced the bigger-and-better Sputnik II a month later, they lapped NASA again, especially since this one would carry a passenger.

Page 164 of the 2007 book, "Animals in Space," co-published by Colin Burgess and Chriss Dubbs, described a 1999 interview with Russian researchers, noting that Laika died after Sputnik 2 overheated: ...

Laika, the first living creature ever sent in space, onboard Sputnik II. -/AFP At the time, the Soviets claimed they had euthanized Laika through a poisoned portion of food.

The fate of Laika was of concern to animal rights groups around the globe. November 3, 2022 — 12.00am. Save. ... “Extraordinarily heavy” Sputnik II, dog onboard. November 3 ...

For the "priceless-to-science" body of Laika, the Russian dog still orbiting in Sputnik II, rival spaceships battled grimly last week with every weapon still unknown to science. The ...

Space dog: Laika, a stray from the streets of Moscow, made history as the first living creature in space. She survived only a few hours aboard Sputnik II, launched on 3 November 1957.

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, how ...

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.