Four-Legged Astronauts

The rocket takes off. Announcement in newspapers and on the radio about the launch of the second artificial earth satellite. Scientists at the instruments. Photo of the dog Laika. Dogs in laboratory enclosures. Scientists conduct research, operate on dogs. The bird is subjected to a rare air experiment. Testing a spacesuit with a rabbit. Laboratory assistants take care of experimental animals. Testing the dog in a centrifuge. Training ground. Rocket. Testing a dog in a rocket. Rocket start. Dogs in a rocket. Scientists at the Mission Control Center. The dogs land in the capsule by parachute. The search group is working. The dogs happily run to the bowl of water. Tests of dogs on the Sputnik simulator. Takeoff of the rocket and separation of the capsule with the experimental dogs from the rocket.

B&W

2

Script P. Isakov, sound N. Aipov, music A. Muravlev