Laika, a female, was launched into space in 1957 aboard Sputnik II, paving the way for human space missions. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment Gift Share Listen ...

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

November 3 - Russia today successfully launched a second space satellite. It weighs half a ton and has a dog on board. Laika, the female dog that was a passenger aboard Sputnik II.Credit: (AP ...

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 dog, described as a female Russian breed, became the first living creature to orbit the Earth when she was launched aboard the space satellite Sputnik II.

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 futuristic ...

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. Credit: SPL ...

An effigy of the dog Laika, the first living creature in space, inside a replica of satellite Sputnik II at the Central House of Aviation and Cosmonautics in Moscow.