It was November 3, 1957 that Nikita Khrushchev demanded a spectacular follow up to Sputnik 1 and he wanted it to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. So, a Soviet scientist strapped a brave young dog, Laika, into a Sputnik 2 capsule and put her into orbit around the earth.
The People’s Cube celebrates this occasion, Here
More Laika facts, Here
I was born a little too late to know about Laika, first hand. The movie, “My Life as a Dog,” is how I was first Introduced to her story. Sweet girl. With the exception of power, nothing is sacred to communists.
Highly recommend the movie, by the way. Watch the subtitled version, the dubbed is too distracting.
They left that poor puppy in space to die alone. 🙁
PETA, where were you when we needed you…?
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If you read the Liaka facts you’ll see the Russians let her overheat and her heart beat stopped by the 7th orbit. The capsule burned up on re-entry about a year later.
How to celebrate… Hmmmmm….
How’s about a commemorative fire hydrant and a gallon of kerosene for the computer that got him there?
Ummmmm……OBAMA ATE A DOG!!
Sacrificing a life for no good reason its what governments have done for thousands of years. Terrified and alone, what a why to go. Laika went out the way of many victims documented on the ID channel. tricked into a trap.
” So, a Soviet scientist strapped a brave young dog, Laika, into a Sputnik 2 capsule”…hahahaha like that mutt had a choice !
Soviets didn’t give a crap about their own people, let alone a defenseless dog. Wanna go for a ride? Petey would jump right in.
How to celebrate… Hmmmmm
I’ll have a hotdog.
Maybe BFH should do a Laika portrait and send it to Oleg for a remembrance. She seems to be the unofficial mascot for the Cube.
Very sad.
I love how they say Laika was Brave ! What did he jump right in to get the Bones you tossed in ? I’m sure Laika was stoked when the rocket took off and he Pooped himself !!!
Another innocent killed by a communist.
For what it’s worth, think about this: A hundred years from now, we’ll all be dead and none of our names will be remembered.
But Laika’s will.
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