Laika

Laika (Hero Dogs Series)

A Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika was a stray from the streets of Moscow selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on November 3, 1957. The experiment paved the way for human spaceflight and providing scientists with some of the first data on how living organisms react to spaceflight environments. Laika died within hours from overheating, possibly caused by a failure of the central R-7 sustainer to separate from the
payload.

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