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Laika (/ ˈlaɪkə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA: [ˈlajkə]; c.1954 – 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.
Laika, a dog that was the first living creature to be launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957. It was always understood that Laika would not survive the mission, but her actual fate was misrepresented for decades.
Sputnik 2 (ros. „towarzysz podróży”) – drugi z serii radzieckich satelitów Sputnik. Zarazem drugi sztuczny satelita Ziemi. Jako pierwszy w historii wyniósł na orbitę okołoziemską żywe zwierzę, psa Łajkę. Ponieważ ówczesna technika nie pozwalała bezpiecznie sprowadzić psa z powrotem na Ziemię, zamierzono uśpić go w ...
11 kwi 2018 · Laika was the first living creature to orbit the Earth in 1957, but she died from overheating and stress in her cramped capsule. Learn about her life, her mission, and her legacy in this article from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
Laika ("Barker"), formerly Kudryavka (Little Curly), was the part-Samoyed terrier chosen to fly in Sputnik 2. [2] Due to the shortness of the timeframe, the candidate dog could not be trained for the mission.
6 lis 2017 · Sputnik 2 launched on November 3, 1957, carrying the dog Laika, who became the first animal to orbit the Earth. The satellite also carried science experiments and remained in orbit for 10 days, but Laika died shortly after launch due to lack of environmental control.
14 sty 2022 · Learn about Laika, the stray dog who became the first animal to orbit Earth on Sputnik 2 in 1957. Find out how she died in space, why the Soviets launched her and how she sparked the Cold War space race.
