Tensions are escalating between Russia and Azerbaijan, an oil-rich Caspian Sea nation, driven by a series of contentious ...

CU was recently granted a $2.5 million gift from long-time donors Dale and Patricia Hatfield. The funding will be used to ...

ALBUM REVIEW: caroline – caroline 2 Lee Fisher discovers a beautiful and euphorically beautiful album from caroline By Lee Fisher on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 Rough Trade Released: 30.05.25 From the ...

However, this belief was changed when Sputnik was launched on October 1, 1957. The successful launch of both Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 raised concerns in the US, underscoring the need for renewed ...

Sputnik 2 burned up on reentry on April 14, 1958. It would be nearly three years before the Soviet Union orbited more animals, this time returning the entire "crew" safely to Earth, the first ...

Laika, a Soviet dog, earned her place in history as the first living being to orbit Earth in 1957. Launched aboard Sputnik 2 during the Space Race, her mission aimed to study the impact of space ...

On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched ‘Sputnik 2’ and made history by sending the first-ever living creature to orbit Earth, a dog named Laika. The flight, which was meant to test the safety ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from ...

Launched on August 19 1960, Korabl-Sputnik 2, also known as Sputnik 5 in the West, was a Soviet artificial satellite, and the third test flight of the Vostok spacecraft.