Laika Space Dog

The northeastern hauling laika is a sled dog from east siberia.

Laika space dog. Strays like laika were sought out by the soviet union. 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. She was one of a number of stray dogs that were taken into the soviet spaceflight program after being rescued from the streets. Overheated cramped frightened and probably hungry the space dog gave her.

She was launched on the soviet union s sputnik 2 mission in november 1957. Aboard the soviet s sputnik 2 laika a dog became the very first living creature to enter orbit on november 3 1957. Before the space program laika had no home. Laika s death sparked debates about animal rights around the world.

With a pounding heart and rapid breath laika rode a rocket into earth orbit 2 000 miles above moscow streets she knew. However since the soviets did not create a re entry plan laika died in space. 1954 3 november 1957 was a soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space and the first animal to orbit the earth. Three weeks to build a rocket.

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. Laika was a small 13 pounds 6 kg even tempered mixed breed dog about two years of age. She was a mongrel dog found wandering the streets of moscow. While the americans preferred to send monkeys into space the soviets found dogs easier to train.