Lyka, the Russian Space Dog, and the Holocaust

Lyka the street dog became a Soviet celebrity after her death in 1957. She was launched into space by rockets that later put first man, Gagarin, into space. Professor Victor Yasdovsky spoke to Olga Smirnova about Lyka's remarkable flight. He continued working on the program of sending dogs on Sputnik's. For example, the dogs Bilka and Strelka who went into space on 19th August 1960. They returned to Earth alive and proved that it would be possible for a man to go into space.