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Laika

1950 – 1957

Moscow, Russia

Laika, a stray Moscow mongrel, became the first living animal to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957 Laika was a 3-year-old female stray (around 13…

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Laika, a stray Moscow mongrel, became the first living animal to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957 Laika was a 3-year-old female stray (around 13 pounds / 6 kg), originally named Kudryavka ("Little Curly") before earning the name Laika ("Barker"). She was chosen for her calm, resilient temperament. Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Sputnik 2 proved that a living organism could survive launch and weightlessness, paving…

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