enrique262:Veterok (Ветерок, “Light Breeze”) and Ugolyok (Уголёк, “Coal”) were the last soviet space
enrique262:Veterok (Ветерок, “Light Breeze”) and Ugolyok (Уголёк, “Coal”) were the last soviet space dogs, launched on 22 February 1966 on board Cosmos 110, and spent 22 days in orbit before landing on 16 March. This spaceflight of record-breaking duration was not surpassed by humans until Soyuz 11 in June 1971 and still stands as the longest space flight by dogs.In the third pic you can see the feeding tubes directly inserted into the dog’s stomachs, as the duration of the mission made this a necessity, this was because the primary reason for the voyage was to examine the effects of radiation, as their voyage took them through the Van Allen radiation belt. The dogs returned to earth with no apparent signs of any health concerns or damage – thus helping to pave the way for manned flights. -- source link