Laika space dog commemorative packaging. Russian tobacco label commemorating Laika, the first animal to go into orbit. Laika was launched on 3rd Novem

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Laika space dog commemorative packaging. Russian tobacco label commemorating Laika, the first animal to go into orbit. Laika was launched on 3rd November 1957. She was placed in a sealed cabin with a food store and an air conditioner. Soviet propaganda at the time maintained that she survived for about a week, but in fact she died after just a few hours due to overheating and panic. The spacecraft was not designed to be recovered and it burnt up on re-entry on 14th April 1958, 162 days after its launch.

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Size: 3071px × 2355px
Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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