LAIKA: DOG IN SPACE

On November 3 1957 the Soviet Union spacecraft Sputnik 2 was launched into space with only occupant a small female dog named Laika. Although Laika did not survive the trip, the experiment proved that a living passenger could survive being launched into orbit and endure weightlessness. It paved the way for human spaceflight and provided scientists with some of the first data on how living organisms react to spaceflight environments. Laika's pioneering journey made her one of the most famous dogs in the world and this design commemorates Laika and her short lived adventure in space.