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[–] Redditsucks1 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly, before her flight, one of the scientists took Laika home and let her play with his children. To give her a sense of a normal life, as she was just a stray dog they had found.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

It sounds cruel, but that's how the Soviets treated their cosmonauts and ground personnel too. As expendable.

https://phys.org/news/2010-10-russia-years-space-disaster.html