Vladimir Yazdovsky Vladimir Yazdovsky Vladimir Yazdovsky (1913–1999) was a Soviet space program medical scientist. Yazdovsky was a veteran surgeon and army doctor who joined the Institute for Aviation and Medeicine in Moscow in 1948.There, in the early 1950s, Yazdovsky assisted Sergei Korolev in tests using small animals in sub-orbital spaceflight. His team of researchers helped gather strays from Moscow and helped design various safety measures such as space suits and life-support systems. In 1957 he prepared the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit, the Earth for Sputnik 2. In 1960 Yazdovsky prepared the dogs Belka and Strelka for Korabl-Sputnik 2, the
Musique (Theatre of Tragedy album) The reissue is limited to 2,000 copies and was released in Europe on 27 July 2009. All songs written and composed by Theatre of Tragedy. On the back of the album's casing, "Space Age" is written in Russian: ""Космическая эра""; moreover, the words ""Гагарина, Терешковой, Леонова, Лайки, Белки и Стрелки"" (""Of Gagarin, Tereshkova, Leonov, of Laika, Belka and Strelka"") are recited throughout the song. The song "Reverie" begins with loading of a ZX Spectrum program from an audio cassette. Two tracks from "Musique" were released as singles. Musique (Theatre of Tragedy album) Musique is the fourth studio album by the