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Author : Jeni Wittrock
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Animal space flight
ISBN : 9781479564149
"Simple text and full-color illustrations describe the true story of Laika, the first dog in outer space"--
Author : Kurt Caswell
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781595348630
Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had survived in space for seven days, providing valuable data that would make future manned space flight possible. People believed that Laika died a painless death as her oxygen ran out. Only in recent decades has the real story become public: Laika died after only a few hours in orbit when her capsule overheated. Laika’s Window positions Laika as a long overdue hero for leading the way to human space exploration. Kurt Caswell examines Laika’s life and death and the speculation surrounding both. Profiling the scientists behind Sputnik II, he studies the political climate driven by the Cold War and the Space Race that expedited the satellite’s development. Through this intimate portrait of Laika, we begin to understand what the dog experienced in the days and hours before the launch, what she likely experienced during her last moments, and what her flight means to history and to humanity. While a few of the other space dog flights rival Laika’s in endurance and technological advancements, Caswell argues that Laika’s flight serves as a tipping point in space exploration “beyond which the dream of exploring nearby and distant planets opened into a kind of fever from which humanity has never recovered.” Examining the depth of human empathy—what we are willing to risk and sacrifice in the name of scientific achievement and our exploration of the cosmos, and how politics and marketing can influence it—Laika’s Windowis also about our search to overcome loneliness and the role animals play in our drive to look far beyond the earth for answers.
Author : Nick Abadzis
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1596431016
Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her journey. Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life. This intense triangle is rendered with the pitch-perfect emotionality of classics like Because of Winn Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller. Abadzis gives life to a pivotal moment in modern history, casting light on the hidden moments of deep humanity behind history. Laika's story will speak straight to your heart. Laika is the winner of the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens and an Eisner Award nominee for Best Reality-Based Work.
Author : Owen Davey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Animal space flight
ISBN : 1743318936
The true story about Laika, the first-ever dog launched into orbit, imaginatively retold with its own very special happy ending in this stylishly rendered picture book.
Author : Olesya Turkina
Publisher : Fuel Pub
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 0956896286
Tells the true stories of Laika, Belka, Strelka, and the other space dogs who were sent on experimental space flight explorations by the Soviet Union between 1951 and 1956.
Author : Joeming Dunn
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616416416
In graphic novel format, explores human interest in space travel throughout history and steps taken to train and send the first dog into space.
Author : Colin Burgess,Chris Dubbs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387496788
This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the United States and the Soviet Union. It explores the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. This complete and authoritative book will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights.
Author : Justin Ball,Evan Croker
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307491169
It all begins with Laika, the first dog in space. Launched into orbit by the Soviet Union, Laika’s craft is accidentally sucked through a wormhole and onto the Planet Gersbach, inhabited by highly intelligent but very tiny people. When a mysterious disturbance of gravity (D.O.G.) threatens to destroy Gersbach, Commanders Belka and Strelka are just the men to seek and destroy the source of D.O.G. Their vehicle: A highly sophisticated craft that looks exactly like a terrier. Blending in with the locals on earth should be no problem. And with the help of the Buckleys, a lovable Earth family with problems of their own, the mission to save their planet may still prevail.
Author : Space And Moon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1672828236
This notebook (6x9, ca.DIN A 5, points,120pages) combines order and freedom in an individual way. A diary, as unique as your notes, ideas, dates and drawings.The dog "Laika" was transported 1957 in the context of the Soviet mission Sputnik into the earth orbit and did not return any more. Design, in memory of this famous dog, also as gift to the birthday, Christmas, space fans, office and dog friends, an
Author : Martin Parr
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1786274116
This fascinating book tells the story of the soviet space dogs, illustrated with legendary photographer Martin Parr's vintage space-dog memorabilia. In the 1950s the space race between the USA and the USSR was well and truly on, and was for both a matter of pride and propaganda. But before man ventured into the cosmos, his four-legged friends would pave the way for space exploration. The first canine cosmonaut was Laika, meaning 'barker'. The little stray could never have anticipated that she would one day float 200 miles above the Moscow streets. She would be canonized as a proletarian hero, appearing on stamps, postcards and souvenirs. Her successors were Belka and Strelka, the first dogs to successfully return safely to Earth, and with them, the cult of the space dog was born. In a regime that eschewed celebrating individual achievement, the space dogs became Soviet superstars, with a vast array of merchandise, books and films in their honor. A must for read for fans of Soviet Space Dogs by Olesya Turkina and Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989 by Moscow Design Museum..
Author : Dietrich E. Beischer,Alfred R. Fregly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Space flight
ISBN : UOM:39015095226430
Author : Arsenal Pulp Press,Kai Cheng Thom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1551528622
The heart-rending story of Laika, the brave space traveler, by the co-authors of From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea.
Author : Phillip E Temples
Publisher : Big Table Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945917660
Thirteen stories featuring mankind's faithful but sometimes outrageous four-legged canine companions.
Author : Megan Shepherd
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374314590
Based on an incredible true story, Carnegie Medal nominee and New York Times–bestselling author Megan Shepherd crafts a harrowing, propulsive girl-and-her-dog tale that will linger in your heart long after the last page. Laika is a Cold Dog, a stray pup fighting for her life on the streets of Moscow. Then, one winter night, she is plucked from her alley to become a starflyer, a dog trained to travel into space. Distrustful of people, Laika tries to do everything she can to escape. That is, until she meets Nina. Nina is a Cold Girl, lonely and full of questions. Her best friend has moved to America in a rush, leaving Nina to face the school bullies all by herself. Plus, her father’s work as a scientist in the Soviet Space Program grows more secretive by the day. When the two meet in her father’s laboratory, their growing bond slowly warms the chill that has settled in each other’s hearts. As the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union grows fierce, Laika and Nina uncover shocking secrets and hard truths that will test their friendship. How will they find the courage to chase their dreams all the way to the stars?
Author : Greg van Eekhout
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062686022
Dogs in space! Share this book with middle graders who enjoy stories about dogs, space adventures, or action adventure stories—or all three! Perfect for fans of Homeward Bound and Woof. Lopside is a Barkonaut, a specially trained dog who assists human astronauts on missions in space. He and the crew aboard the spaceship Laika are en route to set up an outpost on a distant planet. When the mission takes a disastrous turn, the Barkonauts on board suddenly find themselves completely alone on their severely damaged ship. Survival seems impossible. But these dogs are Barkonauts—and Barkonauts always complete their mission. SOS. Ship damaged. Human crew missing. We are the dogs. We are alone.
