LAIKA Studios
LAIKA ON LINKEDIN. SHOP LAIKA. Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA is an award-winning feature film animation studio known for films like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Laika - Wikipedia
Laika (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA:; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957.
Laika | Background, Spaceflight, & Facts | Britannica
Jun 26, 2024 · Laika, a dog that was the first living creature to be launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957. It was always understood that Laika would not survive the mission, but her actual fate was misrepresented for decades.
The Sad, Sad Story of Laika, the Space Dog, and Her One-Way ...
Apr 11, 2018 · With a pounding heart and rapid breath, Laika rode a rocket into Earth orbit, 2,000 miles above Moscow streets she knew. Overheated, cramped, frightened, and probably hungry, the space dog gave...
Laika the space dog: First living creature in orbit | Space
Jan 14, 2022 · Laika was the first living creature to orbit Earth. On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union lofted a dog named Laika aboard the satellite Sputnik 2.
60 years ago: The First Animal in Orbit - NASA
Nov 6, 2017 · Hurriedly prepared to take advantage of the propaganda value of the first satellite, Sputnik 2 utilized an animal habitat and carried the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth. The event began to galvanize the United States into organizing their space program.
Remembering Laika, Space Dog and Soviet Hero | The New Yorker
Nov 3, 2017 · Alex Wellerstein examines the legacy of Laika, the Soviet space dog launched sixty years ago aboard Sputnik 2, humanity’s second-ever satellite.