Dogmonaut - Space Etc Etc

would you have any pictures/content of dezik and tsygan, the first dogmonauts? i saw a few pics on google, but they wouldn't tell me which is which (though by the name, i assumed tsygan was the black and white one, because 60s). love your blog <3 <3

Hii! I don't have a lot but I'm happy to share what I know. Dezik and Tsygan did a suborbital flight in July 1951. It was top secret at the time and only became known to the public in 1991. Dezik is the white one and Tsygan the black-and-white one.

They were trained before the flight, including the centrifuge.

Their rocket went up 101 km to the edge of atmosphere. The flight lasted about 20 minutes. They spent 4 minutes in zero gravity.

They landed about 20 km from the starting point and were both in good health.

A week later, Tsygan did another suborbital flight (partnered with a dog called Lisa). The parachute didn't open on landing, so unfortunately they both died. :'(

Dezik was adopted by one of the space engineers and lived the rest of his life with the family.

PS: dogmonauts! :D

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