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Stories about: Sputnik 2

Laika Commemorated in a Monument On 3 November 1957, the Soviet Union launched a Sputnik 2 spacecraft carrying the first animal in space, a dog called Laika. The animal died a few hours after returning on Earth, probably due to stress and overheating caused by the thermal control system of the Sputnik spacecraft. Yesterday, Russian officials unveile... 12 April 2008 05:56 GMT