Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

During the space race between the USA (United States) and the USSR (Soviet Union) there was a rocket launched named Sputnik 2 with a dog on board who became the first dog in outer space!

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became ...

Despite the small dog's unique status as one of the first animals in space, it offered little comfort as she rocketed away from earth, the solitary passenger aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. The ...

Despite the small dog holding the unique title of being one of the first animals in space, it offered no comfort as she was propelled away from earth, the sole passenger aboard the Sputnik 2 ...

The Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space in November 1957 in a flight which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

The story of Laika, the first dog in space, feels like the beginning of an inspirational biopic. She began as a stray in Moscow and was lovingly given the name Kudryavka(Russian for "little curly ...

A dog rests on the ground in front The experiment lasted 40 years and continued until the 1970s — it only ended because the Associated Press broke a story on it.

Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.