Laika
MEANING
ORIGIN
Soviet Union
ETYMOLOGY
Derived from the Russian verb лайкать (laykat'), meaning 'to bark'.
CULTURAL NOTES
Laika was the name of the first dog sent into orbit around the Earth.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth, launched by the Soviet space program in 1957.
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