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A well-loved and good-natured mongrel stray of calm disposition from the streets of Moscow, there is much speculation regarding Laika's ancestry. Some reports describe her as a Husky-mix or Samoyed-mix, almost certainly with strains of Spitz and Terrier in her bloodline, and it has even been suggested that one of her parents may have been a Beagle.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoThere was never any plan to recover Laika, and the flight system was not capable of a return to Earth. As soon as the dog was launched, that was it ... she would orbit for a while, her face would be seen on video from space, the publicity for the country that launched her would be spectacular, and she would die when the satellite de-orbited, re-entered the atmosphere, and burned up.
But even this grisly plan failed. While the satellite still maintained orbit, its oxygen and cooling systems failed, and the animal died of asphyxiation and hyperthermia ... strangled and cooked at the same time. One has to hope that the mission controllers sat there in their climate-controlled headquarters at Baikonur and watched the whole thing.
Unfortunately she died during her flight just a few hours after take off. It is believed she died of heat and stress when her thermal control system malfunctioned.
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∙ 13y agoLaika (translated as "Barker") was a dog sent into space by Russia. She was the first animal to orbit the Earth and also the first animal to die in space (they had not yet figured how to return a space capsule to Earth). She was reported to have died when she ran out of oxygen, but it is theorized she died due to heat exhaustion. Russian scientists used her to study the feasibility of sending a human into space.
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∙ 12y agoLaika's space shuttle went too close to the sun by mistake, the poor mutt would have been cooked. A very unpleasant death!
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∙ 14y agoNo. Laika died in space a few hours after lift-off and the craft Laika was in eventually was destroyed as it returned into Earth's atmosphere five months later.
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∙ 13y agoNovember 3rd, 1957
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∙ 13y agoon a space ship ...?
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∙ 13y agoNo she died
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What does Laika mean?
Laika is Russian - literally - for "barker"!! The Soviet Union launched a dog named "Laika" into space aboard the Sputnik 2 space capsule. Laika is also the name for a type of hunting dog. There are three breeds - the Russian European Laika, the East Siberian Laika and the West Siberian Laika. Note that Laika, the dog that went to space, is in fact a mongrel.
What was the name of Laika's Space craft?
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
Laika was the first dog in space?
Yes. Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth - as well as the first animal to die in orbit.
Where was laika found?
Laika the space dog was found wandering the streets of Moroko, Russia.
The dog that went into space?
Laika
Did laika the space dog ever land back on earth?
Laika did not survive the journey. She died within hours of launching due to overheating.
When was sent first time an animal in space?
Laika , a Russian dog , was launched into space aboard the Sputnik 2 November 3, 1957 . Laika did not survive the ordeal ~ See related link below .
How did Laika get into space?
Laika entered Sputnik 2
What does Laika mean?
Laika is Russian - literally - for "barker"!! The Soviet Union launched a dog named "Laika" into space aboard the Sputnik 2 space capsule. Laika is also the name for a type of hunting dog. There are three breeds - the Russian European Laika, the East Siberian Laika and the West Siberian Laika. Note that Laika, the dog that went to space, is in fact a mongrel.
When did the dog Laika go into space?
The Soviet space dog, Laika, went out into space on November 3rd, 1957.
Laika the space dog?
Laika was a part husky part terrier and was one of the first animals in space. Laika was the first animal to orbit the earth.
What was the name of Laika's Space craft?
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
What was the dogs name who went into space with neil Armstrong?
The first dog to go into space was Laika.
What was learned from launching Laika into space on Sputnik II?
That living beings could be launched into orbit and survive both the launch and the orbit.
Laika was the first dog in space?
Yes. Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth - as well as the first animal to die in orbit.
Where was laika found?
Laika the space dog was found wandering the streets of Moroko, Russia.
How was Laika sent into space?
In a spaceship.
