Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 141. This time we examine the year 1957 as the Soviet Union launches Laika the Dog into orbit, making her the first animal to orbit the Earth.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.thefactresearch.com/space-shuttle-disasters/
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_924.html
https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik.html
https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-first-animal-in-space
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/60-years-ago-the-first-animal-in-orbit
https://www.space.com/17764-laika-first-animals-in-space.html
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-first-animals-in-space.html
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space
https://time.com/3546215/laika-1957/
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Photo:
https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/laika.jpeg?w=800&quality=85
