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"[...] the fuzziest, loneliest, unhappiest dog in the world."
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LaikaThat does not raise my apprehension, not one iota. — Laika
"That does not raise my apprehension, not one iota."
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Laika was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of hyperthermia hours into the flight, on the
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"Prayers were said for the dog and people were asked to observe a minutes silence each day with special thoughts for her early and safe return to Earth."
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"Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I’m sorry about it. We shouldn’t have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog."
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