In 1960, on the USSR’s second orbit attempt, Belka and Strelka became the first creatures to be launched ... would pick up some souvenirs along the way. Parr’s new book Space Dogs commemorates his ...

From the streets of Moscow to the stars: Laika, the soviet space dog, pioneered a voyage into space ... [+] that was both groundbreaking and heartbreaking. On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union ...

Monkeys, like Albert II, reached space in 1949, and Ham the chimpanzee followed in 1961, paving the way for human flights. Soviet dogs Belka and Strelka safely orbited Earth in 1960. Tortoises ...