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I always say, the USSR killed a dog, that really put the U.S. in their place.
1 posted on 08/15/2025 5:33:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Laika the Space Dog.

She shall aways be circling our large planet and shall never be forgotten.


2 posted on 08/15/2025 5:35:41 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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She did not "sacrifice her life" some human did that for her.

What does this person think they are, an elementary school teacher?

I am sure it was done Kindly.

Bah.

3 posted on 08/15/2025 5:41:47 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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Arthur C. Clarke’s tribute to Laika
https://xpressenglish.com/our-stories/dog-star/


4 posted on 08/15/2025 5:43:34 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: nickcarraway
There is a monument in Moscow to remember Laika:

Laika Monument
6 posted on 08/15/2025 5:47:40 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: nickcarraway

good girl


9 posted on 08/15/2025 5:53:45 PM PDT by Third Person
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"She weighed about 13 pounds (6 kilograms) during her space flight."

OK, high school physics nerds, what's wrong with that sentence?

12 posted on 08/15/2025 6:36:26 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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In Korea, she would have ended up as an anonymous dinner - at least her name is eternalized as an astronaut....


21 posted on 08/16/2025 5:00:02 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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