Sputnik

first artificial Earth satellite

Laika ( ; , ; – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of hyperthermia hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.

Soviet artificial satellite that took the dog Laika to the space

intercontinental ballistic missile

Soviet research satellite

Soviet artificial satellite, first to send animals into orbit and return safely

United States response to the launch of Sputnik

Soviet test flight

soviet space dogs

small Soviet carrier rocket

Soviet-era program that sent dogs to space with Soviet cosmonauts