Sujet

Laika, Russian cosmonaut dog, 1957. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Laika, Russian cosmonaut dog, 1957. Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth, travelling on board the Sputnik 2 spacraft launched on 3 November 1957. The Soviet space programme used dogs and other animals in order to ascertain the viability of later manned space missions. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow.

Date

1957

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Notre référence

HRM19D93_357

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (875,1Ko) / 31,1cm x 24,4cm / 3679 x 2882 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal pays chien satellite exploration la science recherche astronaute cruauté endroit siècle La Russie Russe concept exploitation B&W pionnier MONOCHROME les années 50 USSR Union-soviétique noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Soviétique cosmonaute 20e siècle photographie portrait Unknown Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Fine Art Images space programme Laika Sputnik 2 photographie portrait