Her sacrifice paved the way for human spaceflight, but her story remains a heartbreaking chapter in space history. [Laika the space dog] [first animal in space] [Sputnik 2 mission] [Soviet space ...

a street dog was sent to space, despite knowledge that it would never return? Here's the heartbreaking story of Laika... Who was Laika? Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, was in fact ...

A recent study by Dr. Ellen Green, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, analyzed the faunal assemblage ...

CANANDAIGUA, NY — A pit bull that Canandaigua police said killed another dog remains in the custody of the Ontario County Humane Society. On March 23, the pit bull’s owner was walking the ...

Newly returned from space, NASA astronaut and Needham native ... In the video, Williams greeted her two dogs as they ran around her, with one of them proudly presenting a stick.

Credit: Millennium Space Systems WASHINGTON – Despite rumors to the contrary, Boeing is not preparing to exit the space business, a vice president for the aerospace giant said. “I know there ...

(NewsNation) — NASA astronaut Sunita Williams released a video of her reunion with her two dogs after spending nine months onboard the International Space Station. The video, which has received ...

A NASA astronaut who spent 288 days stranded in space has finally been reunited ... Despite her attempts to get the dogs attention, he remains disinterested in the owner he hasn't seen in over ...