Laika
Poem/Lyrics by Necromanos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

Space

It’s such a lonely
Place
You’ll die without a
Sound
The Earth you circle
‘Round

So sleep

And dream

Dream you are
Alive
No fear locked up
Inside
All your dreams
Come true

You’ll see

Forever is a place
Much like outer space

Pain

Will have gone
Away
No more you have to
Stay
You’ll travel to
The stars

You’re free

Now dream

Jump over the
Moon
I know death comes
Too soon
In memories
You’ll fly

With me

You put on a braver face
Than most of the human race

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Working on music for it.
~N~

The satellite that carried Laika into orbit was built in less than one month after the Soviet Union put the world's first artificial satellite into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957.

Due to last-minute technical problems, Laika had to wait for the launch in the cabin for three days. Temperatures were low, and workers heated the cockpit through a hose.

When Laika reached orbit, doctors found with relief that her heartbeat, which had risen on launch, and her blood pressure were normal. She ate specially prepared food from a container.

According to official Soviet reports, the dog was euthanized after a week.

After the Soviet collapse, participants in the project told the real story: Laika indeed was to be euthanized with a programmed injection, but she apparently died of overheating after only a few hours in orbit.

It was not until 1998, after the collapse of the Soviet regime, that Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists responsible for sending Laika into space, expressed regret for allowing her to die: "The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog."