Laika, the first dog in space, made history aboard Sputnik 2 but faced a tragic fate. Sent by the Soviet Union in 1957, she became a symbol of early space exploration, yet her mission was never ...

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"She died before reaching orbit, and before any real data was gleaned about sustaining life in that environment," says Dr. Stanley Coren, professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia ...

She was later renamed "Muttnik" in the United States. Laika's death sparked ethical debates around sending animals to space with no hope of return As astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ...

Five months later, after 2,566 more orbits, Sputnik 2 reentered the atmosphere and was incinerated by the heat of reentry, cremating Laika in the process. More animals would follow, and just three ...

From tardigrades to dogs, numerous animals have been to space, contributing towards space exploration and astronautical ...

With this sort of information at hand, we could identify definitively for instance, the precise composition of Laika the famous Soviet space dog as part Husky (or possibly Samoyed) and part terrier.

Actor Park Jin-joo successfully completed the first performance of the musical "Laika." ...