Laika was a Soviet female canine launched on 3 November 1957 on Sputnik 2. It is the debut album by British band Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The car's name was inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellite. The Soviets followed up with Sputnik 2, which carried Laika, a Soviet space dog. The Space Race began with the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1. Subsequent remixes were done of Berlin's song, including one by Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The chief constructor of Sputnik 1 at OKB-1 was Mikhail S. Khomyakov. The first artificial Earth satellite was Sputnik 1. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite. Albina was one of the dogs shortlisted for Sputnik 2, but never flew in orbit. His debut match was against Sputnik Monroe on December 9. He contributes regularly to the Russian propaganda outlets "Sputnik" and RT. Articles about the ghetto began to circulate on Russian media, including Sputnik and Moskovsky Komsomolets. This period was during the events of Sputnik, Vanguard and Explorer. A species of eusocial aliens called the Typhon is encountered on the Sputnik 1.