The Soviet Union once sent a 3-year-old puppy into space, and 63 years later, the puppy is still wandering in Earth orbit

In the relentless pursuit of the mysteries of outer space by humanity, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union is clearly a chapter that cannot be ignored. Nearly 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, Soviet astronaut Gagarin successfully entered space aboard the Dongfang 1 spacecraft, marking the beginning of a new era in human exploration of outer space

In the relentless pursuit of the mysteries of outer space by humanity, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union is clearly a chapter that cannot be ignored. Nearly 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, Soviet astronaut Gagarin successfully entered space aboard the Dongfang 1 spacecraft, marking the beginning of a new era in human exploration of outer space. However, before Gagarin, there was an unknown "elder" who was sent into space. This warrior was not an astronaut, but a little dog named Leica.

On November 2, 1957, Leica became the first animal in history to go into space. Before the flight, scientists carefully prepared Leica. To ensure the success of the experiment, they gave Leica a thorough bath and then placed it in a metal ball, ready to face unprecedented challenges.

Leica's mission was extremely important, and success would mean that the Soviet Union had mastered the key technology to send humans into space. In order to monitor the status and reaction of Leica, scientists have installed multiple monitors on its body. However, things did not go smoothly. Leica was unable to adapt to the shaking and high temperature of the spacecraft in space, and unfortunately passed away just a few hours later due to lack of oxygen. This tragedy is heartbreaking, but the Soviet authorities, in order to avoid embarrassment, fabricated multiple versions of the cause of Lycra's death, including plane spontaneous combustion and euthanasia after eating the last dinner.

To this day, China and the United States have made tremendous progress in their aerospace industry, and if Leica could see all of this, it would definitely be heartfelt. This little dog, although its life is short, has left an eternal mark on human exploration of space.

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