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Dog Aboard Sputnik II By Science News Magazine Issue: Vol. 72 No. #19, November 9, 1957 Having trouble viewing this? Open in a new window Questions or comments on this article?

Data from Laika indicated distress and increased agitation throughout her journey. More than five months after launch, Sputnik 2 - carrying Laika's remains - re-entered Earth's atmosphere on April ...

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.

Editorial Archive Dog in Sputnik Published December 26, 1957 N Engl J Med 1957;257: 1292 ...

On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched ‘Sputnik 2’ and made history by sending the first-ever living creature to orbit Earth, a dog named Laika. The flight, which was meant to test the safety ...