Sputnik II found in 1998!

COSMONAUTS FOUND ANCIENT SATELLITE

Kosmodrome, Russia (AT) - Russian officials disclosed that a famous Soviet satellite was the vehicle which crashed into the side of the MIR space station in 1998.

At the time the accident focused media attention on the aging facility's longterm viability. However the announcement that the object that crashed into the side of MIR was in fact Sputnik 2 rocked the scientific community.


The satellite was believed to have burned up in the atmosphere several days after its 1957 launch. Russian scientists now admit that it had remained in high orbit for almost forty years until it impacted into the side of the MIR station.


Sputnik 2 achieved great fame for being the first vehicle to carry life into outer space. The one thousand pound spacecraft put "Laika", a 98 lb. Bull Mastiff/Terrier mix into earth orbit. Laika was reported to have perished when the satellite's thermal cooling unit malfunctioned.


Declassified documents reveal that for the cosmonauts of MIR the arrival of Sputnik 2 proved to be fortunate. Cosmonauts found the frozen body of Laika within its ancient container and used to dog's still fresh hide to complement their own food stuffs. The MIR food tug had malfunctioned the week before and had left them with a dwindling supply of food. "The consumption of
Laika probably saved their lives," admitted a scientist.


Laika was awarded the Order of Lenin posthumously in 1958. It was
announced at a press conference yesterday that she would now receive
the Order of Yeltsin for her timely assistance of the MIR cosmonauts. But that
was not the final honor bestowed upon the cosmic canine. Vowing not to let her
bravery be forgotten, the scientist vowed to clone DNA from Laika's body, "so
that we might have many more such animals to bring into outer space, to be there for the men and women of all spacefaring nations."

On Apr 1, 9:52*pm, wrote:
COSMONAUTS FOUND ANCIENT SATELLITE

Kosmodrome, Russia (AT) - Russian officials disclosed that a famous Soviet satellite was the vehicle which crashed into the side of the MIR space station in 1998.

At the time the accident focused media attention on the aging facility's longterm viability. However the announcement that the object that crashed into the side of MIR was in fact Sputnik 2 rocked the scientific community.

The satellite was believed to have burned up in the atmosphere several days after its 1957 launch. Russian scientists now admit that it had remained in high orbit for almost forty years until it impacted into the side of the MIR station.

Sputnik 2 achieved great fame for being the first vehicle to carry life into outer space. The one thousand pound spacecraft put "Laika", a 98 lb. Bull Mastiff/Terrier mix into earth orbit. Laika was reported to have perished when the satellite's thermal cooling unit malfunctioned.

Declassified documents reveal that for the cosmonauts of MIR the arrival of Sputnik 2 proved to be fortunate. Cosmonauts found the frozen body of Laika within its ancient container and used to dog's still fresh hide to complement their own food stuffs. The MIR food tug had malfunctioned the week before and had left them with a dwindling supply of food. "The consumption of
Laika probably saved their lives," admitted a scientist.

Laika was awarded the Order of Lenin posthumously in 1958. It was
announced at a press conference yesterday that she would now receive
the Order of Yeltsin for her timely assistance of the MIR cosmonauts. But that
was not the final honor bestowed upon the cosmic canine. Vowing not to let her
bravery be forgotten, the scientist vowed to clone DNA from Laika's body, "so
that we might have many more such animals to bring into outer space, to be there for the men and women of all spacefaring nations."

april fools

In article 395efbd4-340b-4d85-bda7-f1dc790774f4
@m12g2000yqp.googlegroups.com, says...

On Apr 1, 9:52*pm, wrote:
COSMONAUTS FOUND ANCIENT SATELLITE

Kosmodrome, Russia (AT) - Russian officials disclosed that a famous Soviet satellite was the vehicle which crashed into the side of the MIR space station in 1998.

At the time the accident focused media attention on the aging facility's longterm viability. However the announcement that the object that crashed into the side of MIR was in fact Sputnik 2 rocked the scientific community.

The satellite was believed to have burned up in the atmosphere several days after its 1957 launch. Russian scientists now admit that it had remained in high orbit for almost forty years until it impacted into the side of the MIR station.

Sputnik 2 achieved great fame for being the first vehicle to carry life into outer space. The one thousand pound spacecraft put "Laika", a 98 lb. Bull Mastiff/Terrier mix into earth orbit. Laika was reported to have perished when the satellite's thermal cooling unit malfunctioned.

Declassified documents reveal that for the cosmonauts of MIR the arrival of Sputnik 2 proved to be fortunate. Cosmonauts found the frozen body of Laika within its ancient container and used to dog's still fresh hide to complement their own food stuffs. The MIR food tug had malfunctioned the week before and had left them with a dwindling supply of food. "The consumption of
Laika probably saved their lives," admitted a scientist.

Laika was awarded the Order of Lenin posthumously in 1958. It was
announced at a press conference yesterday that she would now receive
the Order of Yeltsin for her timely assistance of the MIR cosmonauts. But that
was not the final honor bestowed upon the cosmic canine. Vowing not to let her
bravery be forgotten, the scientist vowed to clone DNA from Laika's body, "so
that we might have many more such animals to bring into outer space, to be there for the men and women of all spacefaring nations."

april fools

Obviously.

Jeff
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On 3/04/2013 12:09 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article 395efbd4-340b-4d85-bda7-f1dc790774f4
@m12g2000yqp.googlegroups.com, says...

On Apr 1, 9:52 pm, wrote:
COSMONAUTS FOUND ANCIENT SATELLITE

Kosmodrome, Russia (AT) - Russian officials disclosed that a famous Soviet satellite was the vehicle which crashed into the side of the MIR space station in 1998.

At the time the accident focused media attention on the aging facility's longterm viability. However the announcement that the object that crashed into the side of MIR was in fact Sputnik 2 rocked the scientific community.

The satellite was believed to have burned up in the atmosphere several days after its 1957 launch. Russian scientists now admit that it had remained in high orbit for almost forty years until it impacted into the side of the MIR station.

Sputnik 2 achieved great fame for being the first vehicle to carry life into outer space. The one thousand pound spacecraft put "Laika", a 98 lb. Bull Mastiff/Terrier mix into earth orbit. Laika was reported to have perished when the satellite's thermal cooling unit malfunctioned.

Declassified documents reveal that for the cosmonauts of MIR the arrival of Sputnik 2 proved to be fortunate. Cosmonauts found the frozen body of Laika within its ancient container and used to dog's still fresh hide to complement their own food stuffs. The MIR food tug had malfunctioned the week before and had left them with a dwindling supply of food. "The consumption of
Laika probably saved their lives," admitted a scientist.

Laika was awarded the Order of Lenin posthumously in 1958. It was
announced at a press conference yesterday that she would now receive
the Order of Yeltsin for her timely assistance of the MIR cosmonauts. But that
was not the final honor bestowed upon the cosmic canine. Vowing not to let her
bravery be forgotten, the scientist vowed to clone DNA from Laika's body, "so
that we might have many more such animals to bring into outer space, to be there for the men and women of all spacefaring nations."

april fools

Obviously.

Jeff


Yes - don't they know that it's dangerous to consume meat that's been
subject to repeated heating and cooling? Just because Laika was frozen
when found doesn't mean she hadn't been warmed up to bug-generating
temperatures in the interim.

Sylvia.

"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
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In article 395efbd4-340b-4d85-bda7-f1dc790774f4
, says...

On Apr 1, 9:52 pm, wrote:
COSMONAUTS FOUND ANCIENT SATELLITE

Kosmodrome, Russia (AT) - Russian officials disclosed that a famous
Soviet satellite was the vehicle which crashed into the side of the MIR
space station in 1998.

At the time the accident focused media attention on the aging
facility's longterm viability. However the announcement that the object
that crashed into the side of MIR was in fact Sputnik 2 rocked the
scientific community.

The satellite was believed to have burned up in the atmosphere several
days after its 1957 launch. Russian scientists now admit that it had
remained in high orbit for almost forty years until it impacted into
the side of the MIR station.

Sputnik 2 achieved great fame for being the first vehicle to carry life
into outer space. The one thousand pound spacecraft put "Laika", a 98
lb. Bull Mastiff/Terrier mix into earth orbit. Laika was reported to
have perished when the satellite's thermal cooling unit malfunctioned.

Declassified documents reveal that for the cosmonauts of MIR the
arrival of Sputnik 2 proved to be fortunate. Cosmonauts found the
frozen body of Laika within its ancient container and used to dog's
still fresh hide to complement their own food stuffs. The MIR food tug
had malfunctioned the week before and had left them with a dwindling
supply of food. "The consumption of
Laika probably saved their lives," admitted a scientist.

Laika was awarded the Order of Lenin posthumously in 1958. It was
announced at a press conference yesterday that she would now receive
the Order of Yeltsin for her timely assistance of the MIR cosmonauts.
But that
was not the final honor bestowed upon the cosmic canine. Vowing not to
let her
bravery be forgotten, the scientist vowed to clone DNA from Laika's
body, "so
that we might have many more such animals to bring into outer space, to
be there for the men and women of all spacefaring nations."

april fools

Obviously.

And hardly new.

Old and boring.


Jeff

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