2018 art, featuring Laika at the controls of her shuttle, preparing for re-entry.
I've always depicted her as cheerful, having a sense of wonder and curiosity, but when the mission gets intense, all that goes out the window. She's fairly good under pressure, but re-entry has always been the one aspect of space travel to frighten her the most.
Hopefully the shuttle will hold together, but even if it survives re-entry, that still leaves the landing...