1957-1970 How the Soviet Union Honoured Space Dogs

Chris Wild's book Soviet Space Dogs tells the story about the stray dogs who were recruited for the Soviet space program, became celebrities and whose images were used to sell merchandise. As a child I was fascinated by little Laika who died a few hours after launch and I still feel sad when reminded of her. Here are a few of the space dog products that were sold as pop culture propaganda:

Flask, USSR. A ceramic flask fearing the faces of Belka and Strelka,
who survived an orbital flight three years after Laika's flight.
IMAGE: © FUEL PUBLISHING / MARIANNE VAN DEN LEMMER

c. 1958
Bucket, Japan. Here Laika is pictured inside Sputnik 2, which
due to the lack of images of the second rocket,
looks very similar to Sputnik 1.
IMAGE: © FUEL PUBLISHING / MARIANNE VAN DEN LEMMER

Flying toy, Japan.
A children’s tin toy, showing ‘Laika’ sitting in her Sputnik space capsule.
IMAGE: © FUEL PUBLISHING / MARIANNE VAN DEN LEMMER

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