Laika: The First Dog In Space

Bismillah, 

This story in history saddens me very much. 

Let me tell you what exactly happened. 

This was a stray mongrel on the streets picked up by the Soviet space program. They trained her to live in a small capsule and eat some weird gel food. They also strapped electrodes to her body to monitor her vital signs. 

Laika was launched on Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. The plan was to keep her alive for six or seven days and then euthanize her with some poisoned food before she ran out of oxygen. 

But the future had another plan...

But the spacecraft overheated and Laika died of heatstroke and panic within hours of liftoff.

Laika's mission was a huge deal for science and space exploration.

She proved that a living organism could survive being launched into orbit and endure weightlessness and radiation.

She also paved the way for human spaceflight, which happened four years later. 

Laika was like a hero and a martyr, but she also suffered a lot.

She died alone and scared in a metal coffin that burned up in the atmosphere five months later.

Whatever You Think Of Laika's Fate, You Can't Deny That She Was A Brave And Faithful Dog Who Made History. 

Rest in peace