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PHOTO CAPTIONS |
1. Laika wearing her travel harness, her travel compartment behind her. |
2. Aerial view of Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Soviet's secret launch site, photographed by American U2 spy plane. |
3. Dogs being trained at the Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine. The white dog is Laika's backup Albina. |
4. Chief designer Sergei Korolev with an unidentified dog. |
5. Sputnik 2 atop R7 rocket on the launch pad. |
6. Laika's trainer Oleg Gazenko holds Belka and Strelka, sent into Earth orbit and successfully recovered in 1960. |