Laika, Reimagined

The first earthling in space was Laika the dog, launched into space by the Soviets on November 3, 1957. She never returned alive. It was a mission designed, in part, to study the effects of space travel on an animal, but the true story of her noble canine sacrifice left a bad taste in many people’s mouths, including mine.

Here’s a far happier version of what may have happened on her historic journey. I like this one.

Good girl!

(by Avgousta Zourelidi)

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pretendy: A series of posters by justinvg which depict Russian ‘victories’ during the early space race. Sputnik 1 (1957) - The announcement by the USSR that they had put this tiny metal ball into orbit was the cause of major concern for the US, sparking the space race. Luna Programme (1959-76) - Shortly after sending Sputnik 1 and 2 into Earth’s orbit, the Soviets set their sights even further, and successfully sent 15 probes to the Moon over a period of 17 years. Vostok 1 (1961) - The USSR became the first nation to send a person into space when Yuri Gagarin spent 81 minutes orbiting the Earth. Voskhod 1 (1965) - This mission saw another milestone set by the Soviets when Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform extra-vehicular activity. They did beat us to several milestones, but thankfully we’ve since reconciled our differences and are exploring the cosmos together. And by “exploring the cosmos together” I mean that we are completely reliant on them to get our astronauts into space. Previously: Don’t miss these amazing vintage Soviet space propaganda posters! And whatever this is supposed to mean!?
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pretendy: A series of posters by justinvg which depict Russian ‘victories’ during the early space race. Sputnik 1 (1957) - The announcement by the USSR that they had put this tiny metal ball into orbit was the cause of major concern for the US, sparking the space race. Luna Programme (1959-76) - Shortly after sending Sputnik 1 and 2 into Earth’s orbit, the Soviets set their sights even further, and successfully sent 15 probes to the Moon over a period of 17 years. Vostok 1 (1961) - The USSR became the first nation to send a person into space when Yuri Gagarin spent 81 minutes orbiting the Earth. Voskhod 1 (1965) - This mission saw another milestone set by the Soviets when Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform extra-vehicular activity. They did beat us to several milestones, but thankfully we’ve since reconciled our differences and are exploring the cosmos together. And by “exploring the cosmos together” I mean that we are completely reliant on them to get our astronauts into space. Previously: Don’t miss these amazing vintage Soviet space propaganda posters! And whatever this is supposed to mean!?
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pretendy: A series of posters by justinvg which depict Russian ‘victories’ during the early space race. Sputnik 1 (1957) - The announcement by the USSR that they had put this tiny metal ball into orbit was the cause of major concern for the US, sparking the space race. Luna Programme (1959-76) - Shortly after sending Sputnik 1 and 2 into Earth’s orbit, the Soviets set their sights even further, and successfully sent 15 probes to the Moon over a period of 17 years. Vostok 1 (1961) - The USSR became the first nation to send a person into space when Yuri Gagarin spent 81 minutes orbiting the Earth. Voskhod 1 (1965) - This mission saw another milestone set by the Soviets when Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform extra-vehicular activity. They did beat us to several milestones, but thankfully we’ve since reconciled our differences and are exploring the cosmos together. And by “exploring the cosmos together” I mean that we are completely reliant on them to get our astronauts into space. Previously: Don’t miss these amazing vintage Soviet space propaganda posters! And whatever this is supposed to mean!?
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pretendy: A series of posters by justinvg which depict Russian ‘victories’ during the early space race. Sputnik 1 (1957) - The announcement by the USSR that they had put this tiny metal ball into orbit was the cause of major concern for the US, sparking the space race. Luna Programme (1959-76) - Shortly after sending Sputnik 1 and 2 into Earth’s orbit, the Soviets set their sights even further, and successfully sent 15 probes to the Moon over a period of 17 years. Vostok 1 (1961) - The USSR became the first nation to send a person into space when Yuri Gagarin spent 81 minutes orbiting the Earth. Voskhod 1 (1965) - This mission saw another milestone set by the Soviets when Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform extra-vehicular activity. They did beat us to several milestones, but thankfully we’ve since reconciled our differences and are exploring the cosmos together. And by “exploring the cosmos together” I mean that we are completely reliant on them to get our astronauts into space. Previously: Don’t miss these amazing vintage Soviet space propaganda posters! And whatever this is supposed to mean!?
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pretendy:

A series of posters by justinvg which depict Russian ‘victories’ during the early space race.

  1. Sputnik 1 (1957) - The announcement by the USSR that they had put this tiny metal ball into orbit was the cause of major concern for the US, sparking the space race.
  2. Luna Programme (1959-76) - Shortly after sending Sputnik 1 and 2 into Earth’s orbit, the Soviets set their sights even further, and successfully sent 15 probes to the Moon over a period of 17 years.
  3. Vostok 1 (1961) - The USSR became the first nation to send a person into space when Yuri Gagarin spent 81 minutes orbiting the Earth.
  4. Voskhod 1 (1965) - This mission saw another milestone set by the Soviets when Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform extra-vehicular activity.

They did beat us to several milestones, but thankfully we’ve since reconciled our differences and are exploring the cosmos together. And by “exploring the cosmos together” I mean that we are completely reliant on them to get our astronauts into space.

Previously: Don’t miss these amazing vintage Soviet space propaganda posters! And whatever this is supposed to mean!?

(via fuckyeahspaceexploration)

Source: pretendy

Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.  We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back. But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
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Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.  We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back. But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
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Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.  We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back. But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
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Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.  We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back. But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
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Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.  We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back. But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
Zoom Info

Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s

Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning. 

We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back.

But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!