🗓️ On This Day in History: November 3, 1957 Laika (a dog) became the first living creature to orbit Earth. 🐕🚀 Launched aboard Sputnik II by the USSR, Laika’s journey marked a pivotal moment in the Space Race — just weeks after the Soviets stunned the world with Sputnik I. Guided by rocket engineer Sergei Korolev, the mission proved that life could survive spaceflight… even before humans dared to try. Though Laika’s story is both heroic and heartbreaking, her mission paved the way for every as

It's 60 years since #Sputnik2 was launched carrying the world's first astronaut, #Laika, a street dog into space! | Indiatimes