Laika was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of overheating hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.

Little was known about the effects of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and animal flights were viewed by engineers as a necessary precursor to human missions. The experiment, which monitored Laika's vital signs, aimed to prove that a living organism could survive being launched into orbit and continue to function under conditions of weakened gravity and increased radiation, providing scientists with some of the first data on the biological effects of spaceflight.

*Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #12 :The Mysterious Traveler rescues Laika from Sputnik 2.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/laika/4005-86359/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
*[https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=18064 Comic Book Plus]
*[https://historical-figures-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Laika Historical Figures in Media Wiki]
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