Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 141. This time we examine the year 1957 as the Soviet Union launches Laika the Dog into orbit, making her the first animal to orbit the Earth.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

https://www.thefactresearch.com/space-shuttle-disasters/

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_924.html

https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik.html

https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-first-animal-in-space

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/60-years-ago-the-first-animal-in-orbit

https://www.space.com/17764-laika-first-animals-in-space.html

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-first-animals-in-space.html

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space

https://time.com/3546215/laika-1957/

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Photo: 

https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/laika.jpeg?w=800&quality=85