Soviet Dog’s Space Capsule Could Fetch $10 Million at Sotheby’s
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A Soviet space capsule stands ready for launch in the lobby of Sotheby’s New York headquarters.
The Vostok 3KA-2, a giant rusty ball, orbited the Earth on March 25, 1961. It carried a life-size cosmonaut mannequin and a live dog, and landed two hours after launch in a snow-blanketed field about 700 miles from Moscow.