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[text] Did you know? -Laika’s real name was Kudryavka (“Little Curly”). -Scientists picked her because street dogs from Moscow were tougher than purebreds. -Her heart rate tripled during launch… and for 45 years the world was told she died peacefully days later. CA:

[image] The Soviets only used female dogs for space flights because they were calmer… and because they didn’t need to lift their leg in the tiny capsule. Laika was the perfect candidate.

[image] The night before launch, one of the Soviet scientists took Laika home to play with his children. He later admitted he felt terrible sending her into space knowing she would never return.