On November 3, 1957, a Soviet rocket launched Earth's second artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, into orbit, carrying a living ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet rocket launched Earth's second artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, into orbit, carrying a living ...

Decades ago during the heady space race rivalry between the former Soviet Union and the United States, the entire world ...

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Laika was a Russian dog who was sent on a one-way trip into space and has become a symbol for the use of animals in ...

Laika, a small mixed breed, was the first animal to orbit the Earth and was sent into space by the Soviet Union, but her life ...

Launched on 17 March 1958 by the U.S. Navy, Vanguard 1 was America’s second successful satellite after Explorer 1. It became ...

The poignant story of Laika, the dog sent into space with no means of return, has recently resurfaced online, reigniting a ...

On November 3, 1957, after weeks of training that included getting used to increasingly smaller crates and cages, she was sent into low orbit ... months after launch, Sputnik 2 - carrying ...

Cher Ami is credited with saving the lives of 194 members of Whittlesey’s “Lost Battalion.” He became known as a war hero in the United States and was even posthumously awarded the Animals in War and ...

Laika was not intended to return alive, and she died shortly after the launch due to overheating and stress. Her body disintegrated into space on re-e ...