Illustrations to honor three of the many animals that have orbited the earth.
Especially Laika, who pioneered space flight in very cruel conditions.
“On October 18, 1963, French scientists launched the first cat, named Félicette, into space on a Veronique AGI sounding rocket No. 47.” (history.nasa.gov)
“On January 31, 1961, Ham, whose name was an acronym for H olloman A ero M ed, became the first chimpanzee in space, aboard the Mercury Redstone rocket.” (history.nasa.gov)
“On November 3rd, 1957, aboard of the Sputnik 2, Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth paving the way for human spaceflight.” (history.nasa.gov)
