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
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