Laika (comics)

Laika is a graphic novel by British comics author Nick Abadzis, which gives a fictionalized account of the life and death of the eponymous dog, the first living creature launched in orbital spaceflight.

Based on a true story, the graphic novel tells the story of Laika from multiple points of view: from that of the ambitious Sergey Korolyov, Chief Engineer responsible for the launching and construction of Sputnik 2; to that of Yelena Dubrovsky, official trainer of the space-bound dogs; to that of Oleg Gazenko, scientist; and finally from the viewpoint of Laika herself, who had lived as a stray on the streets of Moscow.