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 ...

Laika was a friendly stray found in Moscow and believed to be just three years old when she was sent on a doomed one-way ...

Laika, the Russian mixed breed, was one of the first animals to be sent into space in 1957, but the little dog was destined ...

The poignant story of Laika, the dog sent into space with no means of return, has recently resurfaced online, reigniting a ...

Laika, a small mixed breed, was the first animal to orbit the Earth and was sent into space by the Soviet Union, but her life ...

"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 ...

Laika, the Russian term for a few breeds of dogs similar to the husky ... Over five months following launch, on April 14 1958, Sputnik 2 along with what remained of Laika, re-entered Earth's ...

Ape to ride next Sputnik, dog still alive in No. 2 By HENRY SHAPIRO MOSCOW, Nov. 4, 1957 (UP) - Russia said today that its scientists are planning to use anthropod apes as the next passengers for ...

Dress up your dogs and cats (or ferrets, or rabbits) for the alien pet challenge, compete in the Sputnik Downhill Derby, or enter the Ms. Space Debris Pageant, open, according to the rules ...

Laika was a three-year-old mixed terrier who was taken from the streets of Russia and thrust into a rocket in the name of ...