The heart-wrenching tale of Laika, the dog sent into space to circle the earth with no return ticket, has recently reignited ...

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

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, a mixed breed from Russia, was just one of countless animals used in the relentless pursuit of human discovery, as we ...

the lone passenger aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. The unsuspecting young dog was found roaming the streets of Moscow and was thought to be only three years old. Her calm and friendly nature led ...

"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 ...

Frank Cottrell Boyce's book Sputnik's Guide To Life on Earth asks a big question - can a dog from outer space save the world? Frank visited Authors Live to read from the book and talk about writing.

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 ...