Vladimir Yazdovsky (1913–1999) was a Soviet space program medical scientist.
Yazdovsky was a veteran surgeon and army doctor who joined the Institute for Aviation and Medeicine in Moscow in 1948.[1] There, in the early 1950s, Yazdovsky assisted Sergei Korolev in tests using small animals in sub-orbital spaceflight.[2] His team of researchers helped gather strays from Moscow and helped design various safety measures such as space suits and life-support systems.[3]
In 1957 he prepared the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit, the Earth for Sputnik 2.[4] In 1960 Yazdovsky prepared the dogs Belka and Strelka for Korabl-Sputnik 2, the first spaceflight to launch animals into orbit and return them alive to Earth.[5]
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- ↑ Amy Nelson, "Cold War Celebrity and the Courageous Canine Scout" in James T. Andrews and Asif A. Siddiqi Into the Cosmos: Space Exploration and Soviet Culture(Pittsburgh, PA: U of Pittsburgh 2011)p. 136
- ↑ "A Brief History of Animals in Space". NASA. https://history.nasa.gov/animals.html. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ Amy Nelson, "Cold War Celebrity and the Courageous Canine Scout" in James T. Andrews and Asif A. Siddiqi Into the Cosmos: Space Exploration and Soviet Culture(Pittsburgh, PA: U of Pittsburgh 2011)p. 136
- ↑ "50 years ago, a dog paved way for space travel". The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 November 2007. http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/bscienceb-50-years-ago-a-dog-paved-way-for-space-travel/2007/11/05/1194117953353.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ Isachenkov, Vladimir (20 August 2010). "Soviet Space dogs honored on 50th anniversary of flight". The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Publishing Society. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0820/Soviet-Space-dogs-honored-on-50th-anniversary-of-flight. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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