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

1.5K views · 25 reactions | #VantageReels: On November 3, 1957, the #SovietUnion launched the first animal to orbit the earth into space, a dog nicknamed Laika, aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. #Laika lived as a stray on the #Moscow streets before being enlisted into the Soviet space program. She died from overheating and panic. | Firstpost | Facebook