Laika
publication date: Saturday, December 18, 2004 (part of Round XXIV)
category: 
Science
clue: Irony aside, this heroic "muttnik" didn't survive being the first living passenger in orbit.
explanation: Laika was a stray dog taken in by the Russian space program in the 1950s, and was launched into orbit on Sputnik 2 in 1957, though she died a few hours later. She was nicknamed Muttnik for the experience. more…
solved by: Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Todd Brotsch, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Nadine Russell, Anthony Lewis, Lori S., Phyllis Joy, Jesse Vengrove, Brad Htnck, John Pierpoint, Angela Lathem-Ballard, Jeff Ball, Kevin Laudadio, and Jack Johnson
 | This goo was part of Space Week. |
Similar Goos
Shirley Ann Jackson
Surely this physicist couldn't do more to advance her field. Go »
Mae Jemison
Whatever her accomplishments in science and education, she'll always be known as the first non-white woman in space. Go »
Sydney Brenner
You'll have this latest round all tied up if you can provide one elegant, simple answer. Go »
Albert Einstein
Not even an atom bomb could undo the relativity of this genius's work. Go »
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentrism may be true, but don't call him Saint Nick. Go »
