On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space. She rode aboard the Sputnik 2 with only one meal ...

Laika, the Russian mixed breed, was one of the first animals to be sent into space in 1957, but the little dog was destined to never return to earth after being selected for the experimental mission ...

The heart-wrenching tale of Laika, the dog who was sent into space to orbit the earth with no return ... the small dog holding the unique title of being one of the first animals in space, it offered ...

Her body disintegrated into space on ... Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, was in fact, the first living creature to orbit the Earth, who was launched aboard the Soviet satellite ...

carrying a dog called Laika, who became the first living creature in space. Laika did not survive the flight, but in May 1959 two monkeys were launched into space by the USA and both returned alive.