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Belka and Strelka on a 2010 stamp of Russia, released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their spaceflight. Belka (Белка, literally, "squirrel", or alternatively "Whitey") and Strelka (Стрелка, "arrow") were dogs that spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5) on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth.
Belka (Белка, literally, "squirrel", or alternatively "Whitey") and Strelka (Стрелка, "little arrow") spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5) on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth. [11] They are the first higher living organisms to survive orbit in outer space.
The next mission, designated Korabl-Sputnik 2, was launched on August 19, 1960, carrying two more dogs, Belka and Strelka, as well as a variety of other biological specimens such as mice, insects, and strips of human skin. [18] This mission was successful, and Belka and Strelka became the first living beings recovered from orbit. [18]
On 19 August 1960 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5 (also known as Korabl-Sputnik 2) which carried the dogs Belka and Strelka, along with a gray rabbit, 40 mice, 2 rats, and 15 flasks of fruit flies and plants. [10] It was the first spacecraft to carry animals into orbit and return them alive. [11]
Laika's death was possibly caused by a failure of the central R‑7 sustainer to separate from the payload. The true cause and time of her death were not made public until 2002; instead, it was widely reported that she died when her oxygen ran out on day six or, as the Soviet government initially claimed, she was euthanised prior to oxygen ...
Space Dogs: Return to Earth (Russian: Белка и Стрелка: Карибская тайна, romanized: Belka i Strelka: Karibskaya Tayna, lit. 'Belka and Strelka: Caribbean Mystery') also known as Space Dogs: Tropical Adventure is a 2020 Russian 3D animated comedy fantasy family film written by Danil Trotensko, Artem Milovanov, Mike Disa, Olga Nikiforova, Viktor Strelchencko and ...
Звёздные собаки) (2010) – Russian computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka [125] The Special Relationship (2010) – British-American political drama film based on relationship between British prime minister Tony Blair and U.S. president Bill Clinton [126]
Звёздные собаки, Belka i Strelka. Zvyozdnye sobaki ) is a 2010 Russian animated Adventure comedy historical drama film . The film is based on the Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka , and honors the first animals who survived an orbital space trip, the Korabl-Sputnik 2 flight in August, 1960.