On November 3, 1957, Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth, but at a terrible cost.

In the late 1950s, Moscow’s streets were full of stray dogs that adapted to freezing nights and scarce food. One small ...

Laika’s last moments on earth were spent strapped into a windowless Soviet rocket awaiting lift off. The stray dog had enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in 1957, having been plucked from a Moscow ...

When Laika’s vessel, Sputnik 2, shot into orbit, the U.S. fell even further behind. News media alternated between mockery and pity for the dog sent into space.

EXCLUSIVE: Amid an accelerating expansion into live-action, Laika is entering into the uncharted territory of television, as the company has appointed Amblin alum Alex Maggioni to the role of Head ...

LAIKA, the innovative, Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio, and the Museum of Pop Culture, a leading-edge nonprofit museum in Seattle, are partnering for a new exhibition that will ...

Her name was Laika, and what happened to her became one of the most haunting moments in space history. Here you can trace how her story unfolded step by step. Laika Taken Off Moscow Streets ...