This image was originally found in on page 87 of the book
Man and Space (Life Science Library, 1964)
Caption:
ON CAMERA: AN ORBITING CANINE
The dog Strelka, companion of Belka aboard Sputnik V, appears in profile in this television
closeup transmitted from orbit. Two television cameras, operating on signals from the
ground, showed the animals' reactions to launching acceleration and weightlessness. Strelka
later had a litter of six healthy puppies, one of which was sent as a present to president John
F. Kennedy.
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