Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

NASA was trying to beat the Soviet space program to do space exploration as you can see in these animated cartoons but there is a very sad and amazing story about Laika who was the dog selected to ...

This was published 2 years ago. From the Archives, 1957: First dog in space A month after Sputnik I, Russia had successfully launched a second space satellite, this time with a dog on board.

Bobby was a Skye Terrier, a Scottish dog breed. He lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 19th century with his owner, a ...

Laika was not the first dog in space. The Russians ran a large program of canine cosmonauts, starting with Dezik and Lisa in 1951. Bobik was supposed to go up for a suborbital flight the same year ...

Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

Laika, the first dog in space, was sent on a tragic one way mission aboard the Sputnik 2 capsule (UIG via Getty Images) By. Paige Ingram, Jess Flaherty; 00:02, 6 Apr 2025 Updated 00:03, 6 Apr 2025; ...

News; UK & World; dogs; Heart-wrenching story of first dog in space who was sent on 'doomed' mission Laika, a mixed breed from Russia, was just one of countless animals used in the relentless ...

Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.