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Laika (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA:; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957.
Dogs were flown to an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) on board 15 scientific flights on R-1 rockets (itself a copy of the German V-2) from 1951 to 1956. The dogs wore pressure suits with acrylic glass bubble helmets. From 1957 to 1960, 11 flights with dogs were made on the R-2A series (developed from the R-1 missile) which flew to about 200 km (120 mi).
Kabosu was first pictured in a 2010 blog post by Sato; afterward, variations of the pictures using overlaid Comic Sans text were posted from a Tumblr blog, Shiba Confessions. [2] The use of the intentionally misspelled "Doge" dates back to June 2005, when it was mentioned in an episode of Homestar Runner ' s puppet series. [ 3 ]
The internet has lost another favorite pet. Kabosu, the Shiba Inu pup whose picture inspired the Doge meme and eventually became the face of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, passed away Friday at the ...
Kabang was a dog that was adopted by Rudy Bunggal as a stray puppy. In December 2011, Bunggal's 9-year-old daughter Dina and a 3-year-old cousin, Princess Diansing, attempted to cross a busy street in the path of a motorcycle. Seeing the danger, Kabang jumped at the motorcycle, knocking it over. [1]
Lisa Vanderpump announced on Saturday, December 12, that her adorable dog Giggy has died. Celebrity Pets That Have Their Own Social Media Accounts Read article “We are devastated to say that our ...
Bouncer, played a dog also called Bouncer in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.; Bullet, "the Wonder Dog", a black and silver AKC registered German Shepherd (originally: "Bullet Von Berge") was a regular on the '50s TV show The Roy Rogers Show; his taxidermic remains (along with Trigger) were displayed at The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum and he was sold in 2010 at Christie's for $35,000.
"Happiness is a warm puppy:" A variety of famous quotes about dogs from such luminaries as Charles M. Schulz, Mark Twain, Harry S. Truman, and John Steinbeck. The post Best Dog Quotes: 50 Famous ...