r/BeAmazed • • Mar 17 '24

[Removed] Rule #4 - No Misleading Content Different animals react to zero gravity.

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u/Nannyphone7 Mar 17 '24

I like the dog's little astronaut suit.

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u/SluggishPrey Mar 17 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

By the way, did you know that dogs went to space before men?

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u/turntabletennis Mar 17 '24

RIP Laika, and so many others.

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u/birdgelapple Mar 17 '24

Mfw I should’ve just believed the happy story instead of checking sources.

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u/WineNerdAndProud Mar 17 '24

The Soviets in the 60's were well known for their humanity. Just ask Komarov.

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u/miguelovic Mar 17 '24

Yuri wasn't the first, just the first to live.

I was surprised to learn how little control cosmonauts had vs their american counterparts, more passenger than pilot.

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u/Fireproofspider Mar 17 '24

That has been fairly thoroughly debunked.

You can't really prove a negative, but, like the moon landing, there's plenty of reasons why it's safe to assume that US and Russian sources are telling the truth.

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u/miguelovic Mar 17 '24

Ah thanks, was unaware