Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Soviet Space Secret: Laika the Space dog

3 November 1957: The dog Laika (meaning stray dog), the first living creature ever to orbit the earth, is launched aboard Sputnik II.

Laika dies a few hours after launch, although this is kept secret until 2002.

Instead, the Soviets claim she lived for several days.

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