"PENTAGON WORKING TO GIVE F-35 JSF NUCLEAR-STRIKE CAPABILITY"

[Keith Willshaw]

The discussion involves sub-orbital, (IRBM's or MRBM's),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_space_dogs
to prove sub-orbital re-entry capability, see it in 1951.
(Keith went off track with Laika).
Ken

Actually the person who raised the issue of dogs in Sputnik
was you. Laika was the ONLY dog to fly in a sputnik
in the 1950's.
Keith

I'm sorry Keith, the ref disagrees with you.
But I'll agree node my head.
Good Bye.
Ken

Good of you given that the sub orbital flights were NOT designated Sputnik

Keith

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On May 11, 11:30 am, "Keith Willshaw"

Actually the person who raised the issue of dogs in Sputnik
was you. Laika was the ONLY dog to fly in a sputnik
in the 1950's.
Keith

I'm sorry Keith, the ref disagrees with you.
But I'll agree node my head.
Good Bye.
Ken

I think the reference agrees with Keith. You see, according to that
page, the very first dogs the Soviets returned from orbit were Belka
and Strelka on Sputnik 5, on August 19, 1960. As the reference says
(this is Wiki so it could change, but it definitely says at this
moment): "They were accompanied by a grey rabbit, 42 mice, 2 rats,
flies and a number of plants and fungi. All passengers survived. They
were the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return
alive."

You seem to have confused the suborbital flights (not Sputniks, the
name was reserved strictly for successful orbital missions) with
orbital ones in your claims, e.g. when you claim 25 missions and that
they were in the 1950's. Since as far as I can tell the original claim
definitely involved "Sputnik" and "1950's" it was incorrect, according
to the reference you provided.

Chris Manteuffel