Laika Space Dog
She was one of a number of stray dogs that were taken into the soviet spaceflight program after being rescued from the streets.
Laika space dog. Laika s death sparked debates about animal rights around the world. Laika a stray dog scooped off the streets of moscow launched on the soviet union s sputnik 2 mission in november 1957 just a month after sputnik 1 s liftoff opened the space age. Overheated cramped frightened and probably hungry the space dog gave her.
Before the space program laika had no home. She was launched on the soviet union s sputnik 2 mission in november 1957. Three weeks to build a rocket.
While the americans preferred to send monkeys into space the soviets found dogs easier to train. Laika a stray mongrel from the streets of moscow was selected to be the occupant of the soviet spacecraft sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on 3 november 1957. Aboard the soviet s sputnik 2 laika a dog became the very first living creature to enter orbit on november 3 1957.
However since the soviets did not create a re entry plan laika died in space. Strays like laika were sought out by the soviet union. Only female dogs were used because they were considered to be anatomically better suited than males for close confinement.
Laika the dog the first animals in space laika a mixed breed dog was the first living being in orbit. The northeastern hauling laika is a sled dog from east siberia. It is not known as a laika breed in its original country of russia but rather as the northeastern sled dog severo vostochnaya yezdovaya sobaka so in its case the term laika is simply international or western use.
She was a mongrel dog found wandering the streets of moscow.