Engineer Yevgeniy Shabarov recalled the dog's final moments on Earth, saying: "After placing Laika in the container and ...
Laika’s lace-up suit included a helmet contoured to a head with a snout, and an oxygen supply in the event of a pressure leak. The rocket that lifted Laika to space was dubbed Sputnik 2 ...
On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...