2. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• Laika: [1]
• Laika was not the first animal in space, fruit flies were
• Laika was the first animal to complete an orbit around Earth
• The Russians never had the intention to get Laika back to Earth alive
• Laika (Лайка) in russian means barker
• Spoetnik II: [2]
• Was constructed without precise building plans
• Parts of the spare Spoetnik I were used
• The rocket that launched the satellite burned 88.3 kg of kerosene per second [3]
[1]: WIKIPEDIA; LAIKA (HOND); HTTP://NL.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ WIKI/LAIKA_(HOND) URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012
[2]: WIKIPEDIA; SPOETNIKPROGRAMMA; HTTP://NL.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ WIKI/SPOETNIK_(RUIMTEVAARTPROGRAMMA ) URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012
[3]: ZAK A. SPUTNIK LAUNCH VEHICLE 8K71PS (M1-PS); HTTP://WWW.RUSSIANSPACEWEB.COM/SPUTNIK_LV.HTML#SPUTNIK2 URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012
3. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• On he left; an image of the spacesuit
designed specially for Laika to wear
during her space adventure.
Picture by Duncan J.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67179441@N00/87472486/
4. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• On the left we see a photograph of the
dog Laika in her capsule.
Image courtesy of Alexander Chernov and the Virtual Space Museum
(http://vsm.host.ru/)
5. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• On the right a picture of the rocket that
launched Sputnik II
• Model: Sputnik Launcher 8K71PS (M1-
PS) R-7 Family
Anatoly Zak
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sputnik_lv.html#sputnik2
6. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• Here we see a replica of the sattellite
in which Laika was orbitting Earth.
• The bottom compartement would have
contained Laika in her capsule.
Mark Wade for http://www.astronautix.com/craft/sputnik2.htm
7. SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• Information:
• [1]: wikipedia; Laika (hond); http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika_(hond) URL visited on
18/10/2012
• [2]: Wikipedia; spoetnikprogramma;
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoetnik_(ruimtevaartprogramma) URL visited on 18/10/2012
• [3]: Zak A. Sputnik Launch vehicle 8k71ps (M1-PS);
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sputnik_lv.html#sputnik2 url visited on 18/10/2012
• Images:
• Dimas_restivo http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Laika%20the%20russian%20dog_82635
• Duncan J. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67179441@N00/87472486
• Alexander Chernov and the Virtual Space Museum (http://vsm.host.ru/)
• Anatoly Zak http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sputnik_lv.html#sputnik2
• Mark Wade for http://www.astronautix.com/craft/sputnik2.htm
![SPOETNIK II LAUNCH CARRYING LAIKA THE DOG
Facts Laika Spacecraft References
• Laika: [1]
• Laika was not the first animal in space, fruit flies were
• Laika was the first animal to complete an orbit around Earth
• The Russians never had the intention to get Laika back to Earth alive
• Laika (Лайка) in russian means barker
• Spoetnik II: [2]
• Was constructed without precise building plans
• Parts of the spare Spoetnik I were used
• The rocket that launched the satellite burned 88.3 kg of kerosene per second [3]
[1]: WIKIPEDIA; LAIKA (HOND); HTTP://NL.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ WIKI/LAIKA_(HOND) URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012
[2]: WIKIPEDIA; SPOETNIKPROGRAMMA; HTTP://NL.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ WIKI/SPOETNIK_(RUIMTEVAARTPROGRAMMA ) URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012
[3]: ZAK A. SPUTNIK LAUNCH VEHICLE 8K71PS (M1-PS); HTTP://WWW.RUSSIANSPACEWEB.COM/SPUTNIK_LV.HTML#SPUTNIK2 URL VISITED ON 18/10/2012](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)