Sputnik Two Dog: The Tragic Tale of Laika, the First Animal in Orbit
The Space Race and the Quest for Cosmic Supremacy In the annals of space exploration, few stories are as poignant and ethically complex as that of Laika, the canine cosmonaut who became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Her journey aboard Sputnik Two, launched by the Soviet Union on November third, nineteen fifty-seven, was … Read more
