Remembering The Sputnik 1 Launch: The First Artificial Satellite to Enter Earth Orbit

Horrors on Instagram: "Belka was one of two Soviet space dogs launched aboard Sputnik-5 on August 19, 1960, becoming one of the first living beings to orbit Earth and return alive. Alongside her partner Strelka, Belka completed 17 orbits in just over 24 hours, proving that sustained spaceflight was survivable for complex organisms. During the mission, onboard cameras captured Belka becoming visibly distressed and vomiting in microgravity — footage that later helped scientists understand how the