The Soviet Union sent into space dog and Baby Button

The launch took place on 4 November 1955 at the rocket R-1E. Catapulted to a height of 90 km truck with the Baby, due to the rising strong winds have deviated from the intended landing site. Also began a storm. The parachute disappeared out of sight. A thorough search over the next two days yielded nothing. On the third day Alexander Sarapin with the research team accidentally discovered the cart with the Baby. Bright, for the speed of its search, the parachute was absent, though the dog was alive. It turned out that the parachute is cut off for its own needs the shepherd flocks of sheep, some of which landed the truck, and disappeared.

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