Thursday, 4. November 2004
Topic: SCIENCE - on November 4, 2004 at 10:07:00 AM CET
1957: Russians launch dog into space
The Soviet Union has launched the first ever living creature into the cosmos. The dog, described as a female Russian breed, was projected into space this morning from Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard the artificial space satellite Sputnik II. Sputnik I, launched on 4 October, is still circling the globe.
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