Sujet

Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960. Belka and Strelka flew into Earth orbit on board Sputnik 5 on 19 August 1960 as part of the Soviet programme aimed at determining the viability of manned spaceflight. They were accompanied on the flight by a rabbit, 40 mice and 2 rats. All the animals were recovered safely when the capsule returned to Earth the following day, making them the first living creatures from Earth to return from orbit alive. The flight led to Yuri Gagarin making the first manned spaceflight the following year. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow.

Date

1960

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Notre référence

HRM19D93_355

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (571,1Ko) / 29,1cm x 26,1cm / 3439 x 3078 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal pays chien satellite exploration la science recherche astronaute cruauté endroit siècle La Russie Russe concept exploitation B&W pionnier MONOCHROME USSR Union-soviétique noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Soviétique cosmonaute les années 60 20e siècle photographie Unknown Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Fine Art Images space programme Belka Sputnik 5 Strelka photographie