DEEP HIP FLEXORS & GROIN MUSCLES. LEFT: You can see the illiacus and psoas muscles in this picture. However, please note the other muscles that are in the area, and are considered to be hip flexors as well. Sartorius, Quadriceps, and TFL are three of several (including groin muscles).
(Other dogs had gone into space before Laika, but only for sub-orbital launches.) The mission was another in a series of coups for the Soviet Union, which was then leading the way in space exploration while the United States lagged. Just a month earlier, they had launched Sputnik, the worldâs first satellite. When Laikaâs vessel, Sputnik 2, shot into orbit, the U.S. fell even further behind. News media alternated between mockery and pity for the dog sent into space. âThe Chicago American noted: âThe Russian sputpup isnât the first dog in the sky.
Eisenhower, president of the United States at the time of Sputnik's launch, was one of the few Americans who remained relatively unalarmed by Sputnik. He did little to acknowledge the achievements, and simply assured the public that the U.S. would soon launch a better satellite.putnik Plays a Significant Role in the Cold War. The Launch of Sputnik became a significant event in the Cold War, too. The U.S.S.R.'s ability to launch a heavy satellite led U.S. citizens to believe that the U.S.S.R. could launch inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or intercontinental nuclear weapons.