Vladimir Yazdovsky

Vladimir Yazdovsky (1913–1999) was a Russian physician in the former Soviet space program.

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]

References
  1. 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
  2. "A Brief History of Animals in Space". NASA. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. 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
  4. "50 years ago, a dog paved way for space travel". The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. Isachenkov, Vladimir (20 August 2010). "Soviet Space dogs honored on 50th anniversary of flight". The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Publishing Society. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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