Animals in space: from Laika to jellyfish & tortoises
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The Dead Dog in Space
She was supposed to go for seven days, until it all ran out and she would die in space. She died from thermal exposure, from overheating of the capsule. The russians kept after that, until two thousand and two can you belie at that secret was kept? They all claimed she lasted for seven days. Half the world thought, this is amazing. This is incredible. The soviets. So how do they do this thing? They can't build refrigerators, let alone put dogs in space?"
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