November 3 has long been a day marked by significant events that have shaped the course of history around the world.Starting with a global milestone, o ...
Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Her one-way mission ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space, simultaneously launching the USSR and the United States into a space race. Warm Springs Ranch to open holiday ...
Laika was launched into orbit by the Soviet space scientists to test the life expectancy in outer space. The Soviet media ...
Originally published: Challenge to Apollo : the Soviet Union and the space race, 1945-1974. Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000. Presage -- First steps -- Stalin and ...
A gentle, mixed-breed dog weighing just 6 kilograms, Laika was chosen for her calm temperament and small size, making her ...
One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.” History was made when Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Lunar Module on ...
On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray ...