Laika (/ ˈlaɪkə / LY-kə; Russian: Лáйка, IPA: [ˈlajkə]; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) 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.
Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA is an award-winning feature film animation studio known for films like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Laika, a dog that was the first living creature to be launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on . It was always understood that Laika would not survive the mission, but her actual fate was misrepresented for decades.
Founded in 2005 in Hillsboro, Oregon, the globally renowned and award-winning stop-motion animation studio LAIKA is devoted to telling new and original stories using this enduring artform. Like those early trailblazers, LAIKA continues to innovate and create new technologies in stop-motion animation and filmmaking.
The Annecy International Film Festival is teaming with stop-motion studio Laika on an exhibition entitled “Wildwood: A First Glimpse into a Handmade World” to mark the launch of its new Cité ...
Laika was a small, calm-mannered mixed-breed dog of around two years old. She was among several stray dogs rescued from the streets and enlisted in the Soviet spaceflight program.
Laika, a stray plucked from the streets of Moscow, became a symbol of both scientific progress and the ethical complexities of animal testing. Her voyage to space, as the scientists who worked...