Crossroads Special: History Daily - Two Stories from the Space Race
The Road to Now
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The First Space Dog on a Mission to Mars
Lika is one of the friendliest, sweetest dogs in the programme. She adapts well to her new environment and quickly wins over mission scientists. The only thing left now is to choose which dog will go into orbit - between lika and albina. Doctor vladimir yadovski has an idea: He puts lika into her cage and drives her to his home. For lika and the kids, it's a happy moment. But for yazdovski, it's bitter sweet. I wanted to dosomething nice for her. she had so little time left to live.
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