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Fur, tails, and rocket trails! (VIDEO)
Gateway to Russia
Aug 19 2025
History
In 1960, on August 19th, two courageous pups, Belka and Strelka, blasted into history as the first animals to orbit Earth and return safely. Who let the dogs out… into space?
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