Laika the space dog, of Sputnik II died November 3, 1957, most likely due to overheating as a result of a malfunctioning heater in her capsule.
The dog, Laika, died due to temperature increase.
A dog called Laika.
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".
No Sputnik was a series of early satellites sent up by Russia/ the Soviet Union. the second in the series, Sputnik 2 carried a dog into space. But since Sputnik means something like travelling companion in Russian it seems quite likely that there are dogs with that name too.
Sputnik with its puppy dog passenger( Laika ) was launched in October 1957, and remained in orbit until early 1958, when it reentered EarthÂ’s atmosphere and burned up Sputnik 1 was in orbit for 3 months, completing 1440 orbits. Sputnik 2, Laika's flight, was in orbit for 162 days. There were other missions, but these two, especially Sputnik 1, were the ones to capture the world's - especially the US'- attention.
Laika entered Sputnik 2
The dog, Laika, died due to temperature increase.
The name of Laika's spacecraft was Sputnik 2. She was the first living being to orbit the Earth in this spacecraft in November 1957.
Laika the dog!
November 3th 1957, launched on Sputnik 2(not to be confused withKorabl-Sputnik 2.) Laika was the first animal in orbit also the first to die in orbit.
A dog called Laika.
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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".
Sputnik 1 only housed some electronics, while Sputnik 2 held a dog called Laika.
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.
The first dog to travel to space aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957, was named Laika. She was a Soviet space dog and became the first living creature to orbit Earth. Tragically, Laika did not survive the mission.
November 3, 1957 was the day Laika was send to orbit the earth