Sixty-eight years ago, on November 3, 1957, a small stray dog from the streets of Moscow made history, and a heartbreaking sacrifice. Her name was Laika, and aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2, she became the first living creature to orbit Earth.
Laika’s journey was a daring step in humanity’s pursuit of the stars, but it was also a tragic
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