You never knew you needed them…
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MBrody
March 29, 2019, 3:25pm
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Seeing these shoes makes me sad because it brings to mind the demise of Laika, the first Soviet space dog.
Laika (Russian: Лайка; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on 3 November 1957.
Little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, so Laik...
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Poor Laika! She was the best space puppers! 16/10!
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There is a graphic novel about her…
Laika is a graphic novel by Nick Abadzis that gives a fictionalized account of the life and death of the eponymous dog, the first living creature launched in orbital spaceflight.
Based on a true story, the graphic novel tells the story of Laika from multiple points of view: from that of the ambitious Sergey Korolyov, Chief Engineer responsible for the launching and construction of Sputnik 2; to that of Yelena Dubrovsky, official trainer of the space-bound dogs; to that of Oleg Gazenko, scientist...
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When I was a kid I encountered an issue of Eerie Magazine, with a story of a space dog having achieved intelligence… returning for revenge on the scientist who sent her up!
In tie final panel, beep, Beep, BEEP!
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vector
March 29, 2019, 4:08pm
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I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying.
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While I find all self-promotion unseemly, I feel I must mention that there is a Laika design as well, if you’re really committed to being sad.
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How about Black and White?
(I painted that. It was 6 feet high…)
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Oh!!! What marvelous work!
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Thanks - it was about 5 years ago, no idea where it is now, but the Gagarin stuff got claimed by my Graphic Design tutor. He still owes me for them…
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That site has many items relevant to my interests.
The very best thing about those flashes was the smell.
It may be the very best thing ever.
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hecep
March 30, 2019, 12:01am
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There are many dozens of Laika video commemoratives… but this one seems to be the most… “energetic”
The ‘shoe site’ also sells Laika Shower Curtains.
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