Laika
Dog

Laika Net Worth

Laika was born on January 11, 1954 in Russia, is a Dog. Discover Laika net worth, Biography, Age, Height, Family and career updates.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 11, 1954
Birth Place Russia
Age 69 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Famous dog credited with being the first animal in history to orbit the Earth. She was conditioned to survive in tight spaces and low gravity before flying aboard the Sputnik 2 which launched on November 3, 1957. She was not expected to survive and subsequently died of overheating a few hours into orbit.

She lived as a stray on the streets of Moscow until the Soviet space program took her in when she was just around two years old.

She has a statue commemorated to her at the Russian Cosmonaut Training Facility in Moscow.

She had no owners or family.

She and Yuri Gagarin were both fellow Soviet astronauts which made history as the first of their respective species to go to space.

About the author

Lisa Scholfield

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