Laika is the frist ever animal to orbit the space and also the frist death to occur in space. Laika was a space dog. Laika was taken to outer space because some astroglers belived that humans would not be able to survive the conditions of outer space, so therefore they used non-humans to test this.
Laika was found in Moscow. Scientists chose Moscow because they figured that animals in Moscow were already used to the extreme cold and hunger. Laikia was launched into space November 3, 1957. Laika died within the frist few hours due to overheating. But people did not become aware of her death until 2000. People got told that she died due to the fact that her oxygen ran out, but that was definality not the case.
Laikia helped the scienstist discover that humans can survive in the orbit. In her memory, a small monument was bulit infront of the military research facility in Moscow. The monument is of a dog standing on a rocket. This way, Laikia will always be remembered.
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