60 years ago, a Soviet street mutt set off on a one-way journey around the Earth, becoming the first living creature to orbit our planet. Having grown fond of the pooch, scientists had to send Laika on a doomed trip for the sake of future space travel.

Though it goes without saying $LAIKA wasn’t aware of her self-sacrifice for the greater cause of human space exploration, she became a global phenomenon.

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