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Laika

About

  • first creature in space
  • how is a mammal doing in weightlessness
  • Soviet mission Sputnik 2
  • November 3, 1957
  • not scheduled to return to Earth, early death surprised
  • long time uncertainty about the cause of her death
  • 2002, real cause researched
  • success, enabled manned space travel

Laika

  • stray on the streets of Moscow
  • three-year-old, mixed breed dog
  • The exact origin cannot be determined
  • partly husky, partly terrier

  • had experiences
  • three dogs: Albina, Muschka and Laika
  • Laika was best suited
  • to get them used to it
  • lived in small cages
  • capsule weighed 18 kg without the dog
  • padded on the inside, could stand or lie down
  • Food and water were in gel form
  • she was excited, was eating food

Preparation

  • November 3, 1957 at 2:30 a.m.
  • pulse rose to three times the resting level
  • pulse got normal again
  • after five to seven hours, no signs of life
  • died of heat due to poor thermal insulation
  • Five months, orbiting the Earth 2570 times, satellite destroyed
  • Laika comming beack to earth was not included
  • give her poisoned food after ten days, save her an agonizing death
  • soviet union covered up the real cause of death

Course

After

  • one of the most famous dogs ever
  • monument to commemorate the fatalities among the cosmonauts
  • Laikais also in a corner of the memorial
  • postage stamps, chocolates and cigarettes, memorabilia are offered at auctions
  • progress could be made
  • abuse of the dog
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