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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Important work, rescuing dogs from space. We all know what happened to Laika.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

They wanted to defect.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One of the most important space flights ever was Zond 5. Soviets sent the first Earthlings around the Moon and back. They were tortoises.

Did the Soviets let these heroic chelonians retire in grace? No, they were euthanised and dissected. I'm sure they could have gotten the scientific data they needed with less invasive methods.

All astronauts should rescue all space turtles and tortoises they see!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Not really, no. Keep in mind that you have the benefit of these tests to know what the dangers of space are, what they had were theories and what they needed was to know that, for example, zero g didn't have unforeseen effects of internal organs

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Who said those were Earth Dogs?

They could be a sentient species from the planet K9

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

you can tell this guy actually went to the moon because he’s smiling, unlike the guys at the apollo 11 press conference

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Don't spread misinformation, it's because of his alien dogs

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean they were and still are in space.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Off course I knew this, but it still blew my mind a little.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Laika boss

[–] zaphodb2002 2 points 1 week ago

+5 comedy points, I chuckled.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

"Who rescued who?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's either The Thing, or the one the Russians put up there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago