who work in activities that are related to dogs, whether veterinarians, breeders, trainers, walkers, etc., Quite often we contacted a dog named Laika. This occurred more frequently a few years ago. Most of us know their owners chose the name in honor of a Soviet dog that was launched into space on a rocket to study the clinical parameters of higher organisms in that situation. This is his sad story:
In the late 50's the struggle for the conquest of space was at its peak. At that time, in this field, the Soviet Union surpassed the United States with an amazing technological arsenal. But in late 1957, rather than the technical power of the Soviets, the whole world was shaken by the ordeal of Laika, who made headlines in major newspapers. Is that on 3 November of that year, with the dog as the only crew member was launched into space on Sputnik II, a satellite of about 500 kilos which was put into orbit by a rocket powered by a new and very powerful fuel toil in the military, scientists and politicians of the West. All this was wrapped in a climate of absolute mystery, and it was believed that the USSR had already sent and rescued alive, above, to other animals. If this was true, the fate of the dog Laika would be different. She was sent into space to investigate the effects of space travel on living organisms. Sputnik II was in orbit for 169 days and gave 2370 times around the earth. Laika's vital signs, circulation, cardiac function, respiratory system, body temperature, etc. were carefully monitored from the ground. Everyone avidly followed news of his fate. The Soviet agency Tass, which initially claimed that Laika would be rescued alive, reported that 12 days of release the dog had died from lack of oxygen. On April 14, 1958, Sputnik disintegrated in the dense layers of the atmosphere.
In the late 50's the struggle for the conquest of space was at its peak. At that time, in this field, the Soviet Union surpassed the United States with an amazing technological arsenal. But in late 1957, rather than the technical power of the Soviets, the whole world was shaken by the ordeal of Laika, who made headlines in major newspapers. Is that on 3 November of that year, with the dog as the only crew member was launched into space on Sputnik II, a satellite of about 500 kilos which was put into orbit by a rocket powered by a new and very powerful fuel toil in the military, scientists and politicians of the West. All this was wrapped in a climate of absolute mystery, and it was believed that the USSR had already sent and rescued alive, above, to other animals. If this was true, the fate of the dog Laika would be different. She was sent into space to investigate the effects of space travel on living organisms. Sputnik II was in orbit for 169 days and gave 2370 times around the earth. Laika's vital signs, circulation, cardiac function, respiratory system, body temperature, etc. were carefully monitored from the ground. Everyone avidly followed news of his fate. The Soviet agency Tass, which initially claimed that Laika would be rescued alive, reported that 12 days of release the dog had died from lack of oxygen. On April 14, 1958, Sputnik disintegrated in the dense layers of the atmosphere.
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