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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.
Korabl-Sputnik 2 was the second attempt to launch a Vostok capsule with dogs on board. The first try on 28 July, carrying a pair named Bars (Snow Leopard aka Chaika (Seagull)) and Lisichka (Foxie), had been unsuccessful after the Blok G strap-on suffered a fire and breakdown in one of the combustion chambers, followed by its breaking off of the booster 19 seconds after launch.
The other two crew members were exposed to the vacuum of space in the capsule, but did not leave it. First all-private crew spacewalk with commercially developed hardware, procedures, and the EVA suit. New record for most people exposed to the vacuum of space at a time. [86] 17 December 04:51 9 hours, 6 minutes 13:57 Shenzhou 19 TSS Wentian ...
Sputnik 2 (Russian pronunciation: [ˈsputʲnʲɪk], Russian: Спутник-2, Satellite 2), or Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2 (PS-2, Russian: Простейший Спутник 2, Simplest Satellite 2), [3]: 155 launched on 3 November 1957, was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, and the first to carry an animal into orbit, a Soviet space dog named Laika.
TIROS-1 (or TIROS-A) was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. August 19 Soviet Union: Korabl-Sputnik 2: Vostok-L: Earth Success: First spaceflight to send animals into orbit and return them safely back to Earth November 3 US: Explorer 8: Juno II: Earth ...
SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully reached orbit and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in its third test flight, but the spacecraft was lost on re-entry.
Space is very big and quite often, very weird. Last week , an image captured by NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter looked just like a bear, and "The Green Comet" reached its closest point to Earth in ...
Ivan was also used to test the landing system upon return to Earth, when he was successfully ejected from the capsule and parachuted to the ground. His second space flight, Korabl-Sputnik 5 , on 26 March 1961, was similar – he was again accompanied by a dog, Zvyozdochka , and other animals, which include guniea pigs, frogs, monkeys, mice ...