James Elliott <rootbeeraddict_at_yahoo.com> wrote
about Re: [NTLK] Not really Re: Platform crap...:
> You are not forgotten, Comrade Laika!
> This weekend marks the 44th anniversary of Laika's death. She was a
> simple
> stray dog from the streets of Moscow who became the first creature to be
> sent into space and the only one sent into space with no plans for return.
No, there were two of them. And Laika is their breed, their names were
Belka ("squirrel") and Strelka ("arrow"). Didn't know, though,
about annivesary.
Anton Balaban
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