Laika

The dog Laika, who was the first live animal to travel in space. She died agonizing and thanks to them, we may one day migrate to the stars. One of those heroes who are always forgotten.

"Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog"
-Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists responsible for sending Laika into space-