THIS IS LAIKA
First earthborn creature to slip the bounds of gravity
in Sputnik 2 on the 3rd November 1957.
I wrote a poem for Laika:
"Here I am
Lost in space
Dead and buried remnant
Of the canine race
Tried to make a go of it
But couldn't keep the pace
Got the queen of spades
But Kruschev got the ace."