In the late 1950s, Moscow’s streets were full of stray dogs that adapted to freezing nights and scarce food. One small mixed‑breed stood out to Soviet researchers for her calm nature and size. She was ...

A space physiologist who worked with NASA once explained to me why the Americans never used dogs in their space program. “We told the public that we were using monkeys because they were closer to ...

NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This fascinating book tells the story of the soviet space dogs, illustrated with legendary photographer Martin Parr's vintage space ...

It was the Russians who last week achieved the greatest advance yet made in man’s venture into space. Belka and Strelka, two female dogs in a Soviet space capsule, rounded the earth 17 times while ...