Ok, folks - looks like we have another significant Anniversary coming up.
In a week, it is the 50th Anniversary of the first trip into Space of a live animal from Planet Earth! The 50th Anniversary of
Sputnik 2!
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Laika (from Russian: Лайка, a breed of dog, literally: "Barker") was a Russian space dog which became the first living creature from Earth to enter orbit. At one time a stray wandering the streets of Moscow, she was selected from an animal shelter. Originally named Kudryavka (Russian: кудрявка), she was renamed Laika after her breed type. After undergoing training with two other dogs, she was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 and was launched into space on 3 November 1957.
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Not a bad rise from being a stray wandering the streets of Moscow!
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