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3rd
November 1957, Laika the first dog to
orbit the earth that was sent into space
with the spacecraft Sputnik
2.
Laika is a female
stray dog that has been trained and
recruited into the microgravity testing
program for life in space. The results
led to the first human launch into space
four years later.
In 2002, it was revealed
that Laika died within hours of the trip
due to heat and panic
attacks.