Saturday, 12. April 2008
Topic: Space - on April 12, 2008 at 12:44:00 PM CEST
A New Monument for Laika, Russia's Heroic Space Dog
Woof woof! Have you ever heard the story of Laika, the Soviet Space Dog? In 1957, Laika (shown above) became the first living creature to orbit the Earth, when Soviet scientists launched the 13 lb. canine into orbit aboard a hastily built Soyuz 2 space capsule. A former stray found on the streets of Moscow, Laika perished when the thermal control systems failed and the capsule overheated, killing the dog in orbit.
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