November 3 is a landmark date for world cosmonautics. At one of the banquets after his legendary flight, Yuri Gagarin joked: "I still don't understand who I am: the "first man" or the "last dog". And these were not random words. It was dogs who paved the way to space for people. 69 years ago, on November 3, 1957, the first living creature in history went into orbit. It was a mixed breed dog named Laika. The story is heroic and sad - fate fell on Laika among 10 other contestants, thoroughbred females of medium size. But for her it was a one-way ticket; The return of the Sputnik-2 apparatus to Earth was unexpected. On the eve of the flight, the doctor Vladimir Yazdovsky took Laika home to play with his children. He wanted to give the doomed dog some human warmth and joy. The launch was hastily prepared, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the great October Socialist Revolution. As a result, right before the launch, a malfunction was discovered in the satellite, which took 3 days to repair. Already equipped with sensors and placed in the spacecraft cabin, Laika remained there all these days. And on November 3, the launch vehicle was launched from the Tiura-Tam cosmodrome, on the site where Baikonur was later built. Laika successfully survived the loads and entered orbit, proving that a living being can be weightless and overcome gravity. Some time later, the cell of the device overheated, and Laika died. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit the Earth until April 14, 1958, gradually descending, and finally burning up in the atmosphere. And a monument to poor Leika was erected on Earth - so that humanity would remember who became its guide to the stars. Sign up Chat Zen Bot Max.

November 3 is a landmark date for world cosmonautics. At one of the banquets after his legendary flight, Yuri Gagarin joked: "I still don't understand who I am: the "first man" or the "last dog". And these were not random words. It was dogs who paved the way to space for people. 69 years ago, on November 3, 1957, the first living creature in history went into orbit. It was a mixed breed dog named Laika. The story is heroic and sad - fate fell on Laika among 10 other contestants, thoroughbred females of medium size. But for her it was a one-way ticket; The return of the Sputnik-2 apparatus to Earth was unexpected. On the eve of the flight, the doctor Vladimir Yazdovsky took Laika home to play with his children. He wanted to give the doomed dog some human warmth and joy. The launch was hastily prepared, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the great October Socialist Revolution. As a result, right before the launch, a malfunction was discovered in the satellite, which took 3 days to repair. Already equipped with sensors and placed in the spacecraft cabin, Laika remained there all these days. And on November 3, the launch vehicle was launched from the Tiura-Tam cosmodrome, on the site where Baikonur was later built. Laika successfully survived the loads and entered orbit, proving that a living being can be weightless and overcome gravity. Some time later, the cell of the device overheated, and Laika died. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit the Earth until April 14, 1958, gradually descending, and finally burning up in the atmosphere. And a monument to poor Leika was erected on Earth - so that humanity would remember who became its guide to the stars. Sign up Chat Zen Bot Max.