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Very tragic. I still rember when I first heard the news. http://www.history.com/news/5-things...uttle-disaster
Very tragic. I still rember when I first heard the news. http://www.history.com/news/5-things...uttle-disaster
Does anybody remember Laika? If you do, you're telling showing your age. :)
From Wikipedia:
While the Americans used Chimps, the Russians used a smarter animal... a dog!For other uses, see Laika (disambiguation).
Laika
Laika (Soviet dog).jpg
In 1957, Laika became the first animal launched into orbit, paving the way for human spaceflight. This photograph shows her in a flight harness.
Other appellation(s)
Kudryavka
Species
Canis lupus familiaris
Breed
Mongrel, possibly part-husky (or part-Samoyed) and part-terrier
Sex
Female
Born
c. 1954
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died
November 3, 1957
Sputnik 2, in geocentric orbit
Nation from
Soviet Union
Years active
1957
Known for
First animal to orbit the Earth
Owner
Soviet space program
Weight
5 kg (11 lb)
Laika (Russian: Лайка;[a] c. 1954 – November 3, 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on November 3, 1957.
I vaguely remember the very first orbital satellite Sputnik the Russians put up . I was maybe in Kindergarten then and didn't really understand it all and the first 15 min. NASA Mercury space flight on b/w TV I did understand by then and the rest of the Mercury spaceflights then Gemini, and Apollo and the moon missions those were remarkable and optimistic times for a lot of us .
Mercury Flight: 1
Mission Name: Mercury-Redstone 3
Astronaut: Alan Shepard
Capsule: Freedom 7
Mercury Flight: 2
Mission Name: Mercury-Redstone 4
Astronaut: Gus Grissom
Capsule: Liberty Bell 7
Mercury Flight: 3
Mission Name: Mercury-Atlas 6
Astronaut: John Glenn
Capsule: Friendship 7
Mercury Flight: 4
Mission Name: Mercury-Atlas 7
Astronaut: Scott Carpenter
Capsule: Aurora 7
Mercury Flight: 5
Mission Name: Mercury-Atlas 8
Astronaut: Wally Schirra
Capsule: Sigma 7
Mercury Flight: 6
Mission Name: Mercury-Atlas 9
Astronaut: Gordon Cooper
Capsule: Faith 7
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstud...ercury-58.html