Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Her one-way mission ...

Laika was launched into orbit by the Soviet space scientists to test the life expectancy in outer space. The Soviet media initially claimed she survived for several days in space, but decades later, ...

Canine cosmonaut Laika rests comfortably inside the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 before being blasted into orbit in 1957.Credit ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray ...

In the late 1950s, Moscow’s streets were full of stray dogs that adapted to freezing nights and scarce food. One small mixed‑breed stood out to Soviet researchers for her calm nature and size. She was ...

Laika clacks up to me. He doesn’t actually lick my hand, but he wants to be friendly. Laika is a dog. Laika is also a robot. Tommy Sharkey, the guy with the controls, says Laika was named after the ...