I think Laika must have been an unusual stable and brave dog regarding the fact that she coped with this cabin. It doesn't look good to me. Excellent and interesting entry, Belita!
It was a very special trip. At that time Portugal was under a dictatorship, with no diplomatic relations with the then Soviet Union. It was almost impossible to get a visa but I was lucky... the Portuguese Secret Police considered me 'persona grata' and they issued a special permission to take the plane and fly to the Soviet Union via Copenhagen.
Indeed - those were heady days - when the Russians were in the lead constantly - the first this and the first that and the Americans hopelessly left behind. In the case of Laika - they killed her after a few rounds with a poison in the food which was horrible - they could have let her live and be a celebrity instead. Thanks for your comment, dear.
Reading such horror, I googled and found that it might be untrue. Sorry Anders. "Nearly 45 years later, in October 2002, during a meeting of the World Space Congress in Houston, Dr. Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow admitted that only five to seven hours post-launch of Sputnik-2, no signs of life were being transmitted from Laika and that by the fourth orbit, it became clear from her extremely rapid heartbeat that she had died from the effects of stress, likely brought on by a combination of fear and the prolonged 104-degree temperature that occurred when Sputnik-2 failed to separate from its booster rocket, causing the thermal control system to fail".
now this is not only a trip back in time, but history also! WTG, Belita!
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I think Laika must have been an unusual stable and brave dog regarding the fact that she coped with this cabin. It doesn't look good to me. Excellent and interesting entry, Belita!
ReplyDeletePoor Laika! I'm so glad they built a memorial for her. Great photo and remembrance.
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oh you have been to russia.. super
ReplyDeleteIt was a very special trip. At that time Portugal was under a dictatorship, with no diplomatic relations with the then Soviet Union. It was almost impossible to get a visa but I was lucky... the Portuguese Secret Police considered me 'persona grata' and they issued a special permission to take the plane and fly to the Soviet Union via Copenhagen.
ReplyDeletesounds like the beginning of a great blog....
ReplyDeletegreat piece of history, thank you!
Wow... you gave me a good idea... I'll think about it...
ReplyDeleteplease do, you always tell a great story!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will but can't foresee when... pls be patient for a while...
ReplyDeleteSo this year I went without a visa . Those were the days 'persona grada '
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Thanks for your visit , we were oneach others site at the same time . Yes I was that ballet. :-))
ReplyDeleteWow that is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteIndeed - those were heady days - when the Russians were in the lead constantly - the first this and the first that and the Americans hopelessly left behind. In the case of Laika - they killed her after a few rounds with a poison in the food which was horrible - they could have let her live and be a celebrity instead.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, dear.
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WOW Belita This is amazing and so was Anders comment.
ReplyDeleteI find this incredible!
Images And Words 170 ~ Those Were The Days My Dear.
An incredible capture;)
ReplyDeleteReading such horror, I googled and found that it might be untrue. Sorry Anders. "Nearly 45 years later, in October 2002, during a meeting of the World Space Congress in Houston, Dr. Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow admitted that only five to seven hours post-launch of Sputnik-2, no signs of life were being transmitted from Laika and that by the fourth orbit, it became clear from her extremely rapid heartbeat that she had died from the effects of stress, likely brought on by a combination of fear and the prolonged 104-degree temperature that occurred when Sputnik-2 failed to separate from its booster rocket, causing the thermal control system to fail".
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