Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog - Paperback
by Kurt Caswell
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Trinity University PressISBN-13:9781595349729ISBN-10:1595349723UPC:9781595349729Book Category:Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:History, Animal & Comparative Psychology, Space ScienceSize:8.11 x 5.04 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCF7RS25JN
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Trinity University PressISBN-13:9781595349729ISBN-10:1595349723UPC:9781595349729Book Category:Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:History, Animal & Comparative Psychology, Space ScienceSize:8.11 x 5.04 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCF7RS25JN
Kurt Caswell is a writer and professor of creative writing and literature in the Honors College at Texas Tech University, where he teaches intensive field courses on writing and leadership. He is also on the faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. His books include Getting to Grey Owl: Journeys on Four Continents, In the Sun's House: My Year Teaching on the Navajo Reservation, An Inside...
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