Monday 6 October 2014

The Stray Dogs That Became Soviet Space Heroes

The Stray Dogs That Became Soviet Space Heroes

These stray dogs, plucked from the streets of the USSR, were the first creatures to reach orbit, enduring inhumane tests and then either perishing in space or finding themselves the adored darlings of the Motherland when they returned home.


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from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/3f28facf/sc/8/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C10A0Cstray0Edogs0Ebecame0Esoviet0Espace0Eheroes0C/story01.htm

via Science News

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