Laika the dog was sent to outer space on Sputnik 2 by Russians on Nov 2, 1957. Though it only survived for a few hours in space due to overheating and stress, this experiment proved that living organism can survive in weightlessness for an extended amount of time.
Experiments must be done with clear objectives and plans. Sending Laika was to test the hypothesis living organism can survive in outer space. The subsequent experiments after Laika's trip paved the way to ISS, until our Sheikh could comfortably played gasing there.Now my question is: What is next?
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Next step, the moon! But where's our aerospace research centre? Hmm... Would the 25 M have been better spent establishing a research centre? Even if we can't build a rocket in 10 years, maybe we could have built a missile. Unfortunately, we're even behind North Korea in this respect.
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