Soviet space dogs
Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.
75th anniversary in 2026
In context
- When
- Sunday, July 22 195175 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 20th century · 1950s
- Anniversary
- 75th in 2026
- Recorded from
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At a glance
Dates: From 1951.
What happened
Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.
July 22 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 1997Blue Water Bridge
- 2002Israel Defense Forces
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- 2005Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2012Syrian civil war
- 20132013 Dingxi earthquakes
- 2019Chandrayaan-2
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When did Soviet space dogs happen?
July 22 1951 — 75 years ago, on a Sunday.
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