The Soviet stray dog named Laika became one of the first animals in space when she was launched aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, but ...

Laika, a mixed breed from Russia, was merely one of numerous animals utilised in the relentless quest for human knowledge but ...

Sixty-eight years ago, on November 3, 1957, the world witnessed a historic yet heartbreaking moment when a small stray dog from Moscow, named Laika, became the first living creature to orbit Earth.

At that time, there was scant knowledge about the impact of space travel on living beings, and animal flights were viewed by ...