Back Laika Afrikaans Laika AN لايكا Arabic লাইকা Assamese Laika AST Layka Azerbaijani لایکا AZB Лайка (космонавт-эт) Bashkir Laika BCL Лайка (куче) Bulgarian
| Other name(s) | Kudryavka |
|---|---|
| Species | Canis lupus familiaris |
| Breed | Mongrel, possibly part-husky (or part-Samoyed) and part-terrier |
| Sex | Female |
| Born | Laika Лайка c. 1954 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Died | 3 November 1957 (aged 3) Sputnik 2, in Low Earth orbit |
| Years active | 1957 |
| Known for | First animal to orbit the Earth |
| Owner | Soviet space program |
| Weight | 5 kg (11 lb) |
Laika (Russian: Лайка;[a] c. 1954 – November 3, 1957) was a Soviet Union space dog. She was one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth.[1] She was a mix of either a Siberian Husky or other Nordic breed, and a terrier. NASA refers to Laika as a "part-Samoyed terrier."[2] A dog was sent into space to get information about the behavior of living organisms in a space environment. Information from the flight led to the discovery of solar (from the sun) and cosmic radiation.
Laika had been a stray dog living in the streets of Moscow. She underwent training with two other dogs. She was then chosen as the dog to go up in the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. It was launched into outer space on November 3, 1957.
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- ↑ "Laika the Dog & the First Animals in Space". Space.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ↑ Sputnik 2. National Space Science Data Center. Accessed April14, 2015.