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At first, the Russians claimed she lived for 6 days and was euthanised prior to oxygen depletion.
However, in 2002 the Russians finally admitted that she died within hours, of overheating because of a failure of the sustainer unit.
No matter how you look at it, it's not a very nice way to go. Luckily, we no longer use animals for space exploration - we just use humans instead.
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When The Soviets launched Sputnik 1?
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. The booster used by it had been used in August of that year to launch a long range missile.
Who was Laika and how did she die?
Laika is the first animal in the orbit. She is a dog. She died because--or so scientists predict--when the Soviet Sputnick 2 crashed, the cabin overheated, killing poor Laika within hours. Later on, a statue of Laika on a rocket was sculpted near a military research facility in Moscow.
Is the sputnik 2 still in space?
no
Was the first thing in space a soviet satellite or a sputnik 1?
The first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth was a Soviet satellite named Sputnik I. It was launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957, followed by Sputnik 2 in November.
Why did the Soviet Union send a dog into space on Sputnik 2?
To see if it was possible to survive to be launched into space.
What was the name of Laika's Space craft?
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
How did Laika get into space?
Laika entered Sputnik 2
Did sputnik 3 have animals on board?
The dog, Laika, died due to temperature increase.
Why is sputnik 2 famous?
Because it carried a live passenger, a dog called Laika, into orbit.
Who went in sputnik 2?
Laika the dog!
Is sputnik 2 the one that carried laika the dog?
Yes
What did sputnik 2 carry on board?
A dog called Laika.
What was unique about sputnik 2?
The unique thing concerning the Sputnik 2 (compared to previous Sputnik 1 satellite) was the fact it carried the first living being into other space - a dog named Laika. "Laika" translates to English as "Barker".
What is the meaning of name laika?
in Russian it means barker. a dog named laika was sent into space on sputnik 2
Was there anybody in Sputnik?
Sputnik 1 only housed some electronics, while Sputnik 2 held a dog called Laika.
What was the first dog that went into space on the Sputnik 2 on the 3 November 1957?
Laika was the passenger on Sputnik II.
What is the name of the space shuttle in which laika traveled in?
Laika actually did not travel on an American Space Shuttle, but rather on a Russian satellite called Sputnik 2. Sputnik 2 (with Laika in it) was launched on November 3, 1957 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia on top of an R-7 rocket.
