Laika died in 1957. She's one of the tragic prologues of Russia's move into human spaceflight; a terrier mongrel that was picked up from the streets of Russia and launched into geocentric orbit as ...

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Laika’s journey represents one of history’s most poignant sacrifices, as this stray became the first Earth creature to orbit our planet, opening the door for human space exploration while paying the ...

"I asked her to forgive us and I even cried as I stroked her for the last time," says 90-year-old Russian biologist Adilya Kotovskaya, recalling the day she bid farewell to her charge Laika. The ...

In this short video I share a moment from history that happened on 3 November 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with Laika, the first animal to reach space. I briefly explain who Laika ...

Back in 2007, Nick Abadzis wrote a graphic novel called Laika, about the eponymous Soviet dog who went bravely into space, proved that living creatures could survive there, and never came home. He ...

The Portland Art Museum exhibit "Animating Life: The Art, Science, and Wonder of Laika" will give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the Hillsboro film studio's four Oscar-nominated movies. It runs ...