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That's not even a joke. Take a look at this huge list of dogs that Soviet Union sent to the outer space :) https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B

• pandaman 10y ago
  There is also a joke about this. Since the spaceship was technically a military vessel there had to be an officer on board during the mission so a Red Army Colonel had been sent in the same mission with Belka and Strelka (the dogs). As it gets into the orbit a radio communication is established with the Flight Control Center. Center: Belka, come in! Belka: woof Center: Transmit the navigation data, over. Belka: woof, woof! [The data transmission completes] Center: Strelka, come in! Strelka: woof Center: You need to fire engine #3 for 5 seconds to correct course, over. Strelka: woof, woof! [The observation detects engine firing] Center: Comrade Colonel, come in. Colonel: Woof! Center: Don't "woof" at me, feed the dogs and don't touch anything there, over.
  • eps 10y ago
    Except, of course, it wasn't a colonel, but a Chukcha. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_jokes#Chukchi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_jokes#Chukchi
    • pandaman 10y ago
      It is almost the same and easier to understand for non-Russians.
      • sAbakumoff 10y ago
        I think that a Chukchi could be more intelligent than USSR army colonel :)