Laika, the first dog in space, never made it back to Earth

[Humberto]

I only found that out this week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

To adapt the dogs to the confines of the tiny cabin of Sputnik 2, they were kept in progressively smaller cages for periods up to 20 days. The extensive close confinement caused them to stop urinating or defecating, made them restless, and caused their general condition to deteriorate. Laxatives did not improve their condition, and the researchers found that only long periods of training proved effective. The dogs were placed in centrifuges that simulated the acceleration of a rocket launch and were placed in machines that simulated the noises of the spacecraft. This caused their pulses to double and their blood pressure to increase by 30–65 torr. The dogs were trained to eat a special high-nutrition gel that would be their food in space.

Before the launch, one of the scientists took Laika home to play with his children. In a book chronicling the story of Soviet space medicine, Dr. Vladimir Yazdovsky wrote, "I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live."

Poor dog.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Sue the Russians

 

[Nerfherder]

Sue the Russians

Why ?

Throw them off the balcony, then make sweet love to them

 

[ToxicBunny]

Why ?

Throw them off the balcony, then make sweet love to them

Its not complete unless you sue them...

 

[Ninja'd]

Laika loss.

 

[Garson007]

... until it chose to invade Earth!

 

[intel8080]

Have you been living under a rock?

 

[Nive~k]

There's tons of dogs in my hood, pack em and send em

 

[Space_Chief]

Sue the Russians

USSR no longer exists, so that would be kind of hard. I'm sure ex Gulag prisoners and people affected by Chernobyl would like to sue USSR too.

But the dogs died in the name of science, so it's ok.

 

[RiaX]

BRAVE PUPPY .... respect to the dog

 

[SmartKit]

I only found that out this week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika



Poor dog.

But people do remember her. Those thousands that die of malnutrition every day will not even have a tear shed for them.