When the Soviet Union launched Laika aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, the world was told she had survived for days. Decades later, the truth emerged: she had died within hours, after the capsule overheated in orbit.

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On 3 November 1957, the Soviet Union launched a small stray dog named Laika aboard Sputnik 2, making her the first living creature to orbit the Earth. The world was told she had lived for days in space. The truth, confirmed only decades later, was that she died within hours, when her capsule overheated. A [...] The post When the Soviet Union launched Laika aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, the world was told she had survived for days. Decades later, the truth emerged: she had died within hours, after the capsule overheated in orbit. appeared first on Space Daily .