8 questions Vegetables for Dogs Quiz Play Laika the Space Dog Quiz
A stray from the streets of Moscow became the first living creature to orbit Earth. How much do you know about Laika?
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On what date did Laika launch into orbit?
Sputnik 1 had launched a month earlier, on October 4.
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Why did Soviet scientists prefer stray dogs?
They also chose small females.
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What does the name "Laika" mean in Russian?
Her handlers also called her Kudryavka, Little Curly.
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What nickname did the American press give her?
NASA's records describe her as a part-Samoyed terrier.
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Which anniversary did Khrushchev want the launch timed for?
Engineers had about four weeks to build the capsule.
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What really killed Laika?
The cabin climbed past 104 degrees F.
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When did the truth about her death come out?
Dimitri Malashenkov presented the telemetry at the World Space Congress in Houston.
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Which two dogs orbited Earth and came back alive in 1960?
They orbited seventeen times.
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