1st representative in space.Like the tragic consequences
Leica was a very ordinary dog. Leica was picked up from the street in the lab. After that, Laika was trained to send him into space. Since Sputnik-2 is a small spacecraft, Leica is trapped in a small cage for 20 days so that she can get used to being in the spacecraft's small cabin. He was given various trainings to adapt to space. For example, Soviet scientists changed the dog's normal diet. Any training is a difficult process. And Laika had to go through such a difficult process for a long time. Scientists have conducted various trainings on how to save the life of a living creature in space. Through which Lyca was created to be sent into space. Which may seem like training, but in reality it was like torture for a helpless lyricist.
In an interview with the BBC
Professor Victor Yazdovsky's memoirs have recently come to light. In 1956, Professor Viktor Yazdowski was 9 years old. His father, Vladimir Yazdovsky, was a physician. He was the head of the medical unit of the Soviet space program. Everyone was worried about Leica. At the time, no one knew if Leica would be able to return from space alive. "
Everyone assumed Leica would never return alive. As a result, Professor Yazdovsky's father took great care of Laika before boarding the flight.
"My father took Laika to my grandmother's house," said Professor Victor Yazdowski. My grandmother's house was near Moscow. At that time my sister and I played with Lycra. My father thought that the home environment was necessary for liking before taking off. '
The Sputnik-2 had three main things: an oxygen generator, a carbon-dioxide observer and a fan to keep the dog's cabin cool. There was also some food for him to survive for seven days and a bag for lycra urine and feces. The cabin of Sputnik-2 was very small. There was no opportunity for the Lycra to move. After building the spacecraft Sputnik-2, Russian scientists needed a dog. After much thought, they decided that a street dog would be best for the expedition. This is because street dogs are more accustomed to living in a bad environment than pet dogs at home and are more suitable for expeditions. They chose Leica, who wandered the streets of Moscow.
Leica was very calm. Everyone was very impressed with his sweet looks as well as his intelligence. Her eye color was black. On November 3, 1956, Laika was sent into space. The dog circled the earth four times. At this time a lot of heat is generated in the spacecraft Sputnik 2A. But after launching the spacecraft, Leica fell ill due to extreme heat. Because the temperature control system inside the spacecraft was not safe enough. Again it is said that mechanical weakness was also a factor. So in the space mission, Leica was practically boiled to death in the heat. Which is a very difficult thing. She could not stand it after her body temperature rose above 41 degrees Celsius.
Before 1950, sending a man into space was a challenge for scientists. So scientists at different times sent flies, rats, monkeys, etc. into space missions. The purpose was to test whether it was possible to send people into space missions. But after being sent into space, these animals died. The dog named Leica was the victim of such a mission.
In addition to Lyca, two other dogs were trained for the mission, but in the end Lyca was selected. Lycra's real name is Kudriyavka and she is a female dog.
Leica was the unluckiest dog ever