109K views · 1.6K reactions | It's 60 years since #Sputnik2 was launched carrying the world's first astronaut, #Laika, a street dog into space! | Indiatimes | Facebook

Laika became the first living being to orbit Earth in 1957 aboard Sputnik 2. The mission proved that a mammal could survive launch and brief time in microgravity, but the spacecraft was not designed for recovery. Laika died within hours due to overheating, making her flight both a scientific milestone and an enduring ethical controversy. Follow @spaceeves #SpaceHistory #Laika #Sputnik2 #SpaceEve | SpaceEve

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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