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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Since the story of The Great Seal has already been shared in the article and the comments here, I just recently read a book on the Soviet space dogs.

Strelka's puppy, Pushinka, was given to Caroline Kennedy, but only after a thoughrough exam!

Pushinka (Russian: Пушинка, lit. 'Fluffy') was a dog given by the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in 1961. Pushinka was the daughter of Strelka, who had travelled into space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2.

Pushinka arrived at the Kennedy White House after Jacqueline Kennedy had spoken to Khrushchev about Strelka at a state dinner in Vienna. Mrs. Kennedy asked about Strelka's puppies, and one was subsequently sent by Khrushchev to the White House. Pushinka was examined by the Central Intelligence Agency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center over fears that she might be concealing an implanted listening device. Pushinka was x-rayed, screened with a magnetometer, and inspected by sonogram. She was found to be free of subversive devices.

The White House electrician and kennel manager, Traphes Bryant, trained Pushinka with peanuts to climb up a ladder to Caroline Kennedy's playhouse and slide down the other side.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably gave the poor pup cancer :(

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

As far as I know, Belka and Strelka got to live nice lives afterwards as celebrated space pups. I'd think they'd have gotten far more radiation up in space than Pushinka would have gotten from a couple exams, so I'd think she was fine. The wiki page says at least up to 2015, her descendants were still around being good puppos.