Soviet space dogs We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog...". Belka (Белка, literally, "Squirrel" or alternatively "Whitey") and Strelka (Стрелка, "Little Arrow") spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5) on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth. They were accompanied by a grey rabbit, 42 mice, two rats, flies and several plants and fungi. All passengers survived. They were the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return alive.Strelka went on to have six puppies with a male dog named Pushok who participated in many ground-based space experiments, but never
Space Dogs archive footage from the Soviet Space Program and Space Dogs is shown. "Space Dogs" (English Dub) was released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & Digital Copy on 8 June 2012. The film received a 5.2/10 on imdb, with 37% Rotten Tomatoes based on 866 votes. Space Dogs: Moon Adventures was released in the United States on 26 August 2016. Mike Disa was the director on the Americanized version. Space Dogs Space Dogs (a.k.a. Belka & Strelka — Star Dogs, original: "Белка и Стрелка. Звёздные собаки", "Belka i Strelka. Zvyozdnye sobaki") is a 2010 Russian computer-animated film. The film is based