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Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960.
Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960. Belka and Strelka flew into Earth orbit on board Sputnik 5 on 19 August 1960 as part of the Soviet programme aimed at determining the viability of manned spaceflight. They were accompanied on the flight by a rabbit, 40 mice and 2 rats. All the animals were recovered safely when the capsule returned to Earth the following day, making them the first living creatures from Earth to return from orbit alive. The flight led to Yuri Gagarin making the first manned spaceflight the following year. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow.
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3439px × 3078px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1960s
20th century
ANIMAL
ASTRONAUT
B&W
B/W
Belka
Black & White
Black and white
concept
COSMONAUT
country
Cruelty
Dog
Exploitation
Exploration
Fine Art Images
FIRST
LOCATION
Monochrome
Photograph
Pioneer
RESEARCH
russia
Russian
Satellite
Science
SIXTIES
SOVIET
Soviet Union
Space
space flight
space programme
Sputnik 5
Strelka
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR