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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 61 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Important work, rescuing dogs from space. We all know what happened to Laika.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

One of the most important space flights ever was Zond 5. Soviets sent the first Earthlings around the Moon and back. They were tortoises.

Did the Soviets let these heroic chelonians retire in grace? No, they were euthanised and dissected. I'm sure they could have gotten the scientific data they needed with less invasive methods.

All astronauts should rescue all space turtles and tortoises they see!

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago

Not really, no. Keep in mind that you have the benefit of these tests to know what the dangers of space are, what they had were theories and what they needed was to know that, for example, zero g didn't have unforeseen effects of internal organs

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

They wanted to defect.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago

Who said those were Earth Dogs?

They could be a sentient species from the planet K9

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you can tell this guy actually went to the moon because he’s smiling, unlike the guys at the apollo 11 press conference

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 10 months ago

Don't spread misinformation, it's because of his alien dogs

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean they were and still are in space.

[–] camelbeard@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Off course I knew this, but it still blew my mind a little.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

+5 comedy points, I chuckled.

[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

"Who rescued who?"

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago

It's either The Thing, or the one the Russians put up there.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago