It's 60 years since #Sputnik2 was launched carrying the world's first astronaut, #Laika, a street dog into space! | Indiatimes

Laika: The Dog Still Floating in Space? In 1957, during the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched a small dog into space. Her name was Laika. She was sent aboard Sputnik 2. There was no return plan. No rescue. Only silence. The world was told she would survive for days. But the truth was darker. Laika died just hours after launch. Overheating. Stress. Fear. Her small heart gave out while orbiting Earth. But here is where the mystery begins. Sputnik 2 did not fall immediately. It circled the planet

Laika was a stray dog from Moscow who made history as the first living creature to orbit Earth. In 1957, the Soviet Union sent her aboard Sputnik 2, a mission that marked a major milestone in space exploration — but also raised serious ethical questions. Her flight demonstrated that a living organism could survive the stresses of launch and the weightlessness of space, paving the way for human space travel. Tragically, Laika died just a few hours after takeoff due to overheating, as the technolo