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\nOTD In Space - November. 3: Laika The Dog Launches With Sputnik 2\n

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\nOn November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.comLaika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by...\nOn November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth.

‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com

Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet space program for her small size and calm temperament. Unfortunately for her, this mission was a one-way trip. The Soviets didn't design a way to bring her back down to Earth. With only 7 days worth of oxygen and a little bit of food on board, Laika launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a Russian Sputnik rocket. This was the same kind of rocket used to launch the first Sputnik satellite. She was alive when she reached orbit, but she died shortly afterward because the spacecraft's heat shield had broken off. Laika overheated before she had the chance to die of starvation of oxygen deprivation.\n
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2024
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