Sputnik 2 Launches Dog into Orbit Newsreel

:51 Newsreel. Russia launches the first animal into orbit in 1957. A dog named Laika orbited the earth but did not survive the mission. A shocked America hurried a rocket launch with its own satellite to rival the Russian accomplishment but the mission never made it past the launch phase as the newsreel shows the dramatic results.

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