Laikas Final Hour

On November 3rd 1957, Laika the Soviet space dog became the first animal to orbit the earth. However, this mission took place during a time where scientists had not yet figured out how to deorbit a space capsule, thus her survival was never expected in the first place. Laika was only given 7 days of oxygen supply. She was meant to die from oxygen depletion - a quick, painless death, within a week of her launch. However, there was a malfunction with the heater inside the capsule, and Laika died w...