Antonia Vai - Laika's Ballad (lyric video)

Laika was a stray dog rescued from the streets of Moscow and chosen to be sent into space to orbit the Earth. When they sent her on this mission, the scientists already knew that the satellite she was sent in was not designed to bring her back safely. She was sent to her death on a "grand mission," leaving behind humans that held no place for her, all in the name of a greater good. As I read her story, I wrote this song, imagining what she might say. This is her ballad.