Sputnik 2 Dog Cabin Display - Space History Exhibit

Sunday, January 18th, 2026 at 12:19:29 AM · 2026/Chabot Space and Science Center

A museum display featuring a spherical transparent capsule containing a duplicate of the Sputnik 2 dog cabin. The cabin shows the cramped interior with padded walls, restraints, and instrumentation that would have housed Laika during her historic but tragic orbital flight. The exhibit is mounted behind glass with interpretive panels below describing the mission. The setting appears to be inside a modern science center with natural light filtering through windows in the background.

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Captured Jan 18, 2026

Year 2026

Decade 2020s

Season Winter

Dimensions 4000 × 6000

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Camera Canon EOS R6m2

Lens RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

Focal 15mm

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WHERE NO DOGHAS GONE BEFORESputnik 2 "dog cabin" (duplicate)The first animal to orbit theEarth was a dog named Laika(Russian for "Barker"). Shewas launched in 1957 aboardthe spaceship Sputnik 2.Sadly, it was a one-way tripintended to study the effectsof space travel on humanastronauts, and Laika diedfrom stressSubsequent missions weremuch kinder to caninecosmonauts. Belka ("Squirrel")and Strelka ("Arrow") spent aday orbiting the Earth aboardthe spaceship Sputnik 5, andboth returned safely. One yearlater had a puppy namedPushinka ("Fluffy") that wasgiven to President Kennedy'sdaughter, which she

City Oakland

State California

Country United States

Area Oakland Hills

Venue Type science museum

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