In the late 1950s, Moscow’s streets were full of stray dogs that adapted to freezing nights and scarce food. One small mixed‑breed stood out to Soviet researchers for her calm nature and size. She was ...
Hot dog on a white plate - Adam Gault/Getty Images If you had to guess what astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were eating during the Apollo 11 mission, when humankind first ...
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space. She rode aboard the Sputnik 2 with only one meal and a seven-day oxygen supply. She made history as the first living ...
On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray ...