Animals in space rabbit to go into space. A 19 September 1959 launch, Jupiter AM-23, carried 2 frogs along with 12 mice but the rocket was destroyed during launch. On 19 August 1960 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5 (also known as Korabl-Sputnik 2) which carried the dogs Belka and Strelka, along with a gray rabbit, 40 mice, 2 rats, and 15 flasks of fruit flies and plants. It was the first spacecraft to carry animals into orbit and return them alive. One of Strelka's pups, Pushinka, bred and born after her mission, was given as a present to Caroline Kennedy by Nikita
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