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Laika is an interesting story that I have been very involved with for many years. She was reported to have died on the third day of her orbit because of lack of oxygen according to the soviets, but this was not true. She overheated in her cabin a few hours after takeoff and died alone and stressed. She was the only soviet space dog cosmonaut that died. All other (57 or so i believe) were recovered and even lived a healthy enough life to have puppies. Belka and Strelka were the first to survive orbit and their story is very interesting as well. The soviets were fully aware that Laika would not make it. The scientists who made this happen said they felt guilty for their actions and that they did not learn enough to justify the death of the dog. Today it is hard to know how much Laika's sacrifice gave to the space explorations of humanity. I think that it was definitley a cruel end for her, but the scientists shouldn't be punished because they most likely didn't have a choice in the USSR.

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People Are Sharing Uncommon Facts On ‘Today I Learned’, Here Are 40 Of The Most Interesting (New Pics)

Imma start an argument real quick: while her death was sad, it also progressed humanity by leaps and bounds. This, I think the death of Laika was justified. I think this is one of the unethical experiments that actually helped in the long run.

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Everyone always talks about Laika and demonizes the soviets for sending her....but nobody ever seems to mention Albert the monkey and how NASA sent him to space to die. Albert was sent to space even before Laika was.