A street dog named Laika became the lop-eared icon of the Soviet space program when she was blasted into orbit in 1957. Sixty years on we look at the handful of images that remain of the little ...

The Soviet Union launched a dog known as Laika into orbit on November 3, 1957. ... The first mouse was sent into space on August 31, 1950 aboard a V-2 rocket. Since then, ...

Laika, a Moscow street dog, became the first creature to orbit Earth, but she died in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Laika was a Russian dog who was sent on a one-way trip into space and has become a symbol for the use of animals in scientific testing which has been shared online ...

Of course, it would be cruel to send humans into space without knowing whether or not they could survive the trip. Enter Laika: A two year old Husky mix, Laika was a stray that was found wondering ...

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 ...

Before Gagarin's flight came mongrel pup Laika, whose journey into orbit took place exactly 60 years ago on Friday. ... while France subsequently sent a cat and China launched rats into space. ...

The first animal sent to space was Laika, the Soviet dog. Laika was whisked from the streets of Moscow and became the first animal to orbit Earth with the launch of Sputnik 2 on Nov. 3, 1957.

When Laika’s vessel, Sputnik 2, shot into orbit, the U.S. fell even further behind. News media alternated between mockery and pity for the dog sent into space.