The heart-wrenching tale of Laika, the dog sent into space to circle the earth with no return ticket, has recently reignited ...

Laika was a friendly stray found in Moscow and believed to be just three years old when she was sent on a doomed one-way ...

Laika was a Russian dog who was sent on a one-way trip into space and has become a symbol for the use of animals in ...

Laika was a three-year-old mixed terrier who was taken from the streets of Russia and thrust into a rocket in the name of ...

The poignant story of Laika, the dog sent into space with no means of return, has recently resurfaced online, reigniting a ...

Article continues below Despite the small dog holding the unique title of being one of the first animals in space, it offered no comfort as she was propelled away from earth, the sole passenger ...

"I wanted to hug my husband and hug my dogs, and I'll say in that order ... was selected as an astronaut in 1998 and made her first space flight to the space station in 2006.