"1,660km: Farthest travelled by a dog" I initially thought this one was a joke. Turns out it wasn't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records#

"1,660km: Farthest travelled by a dog" I initially thought this one was a joke. Turns out it wasn't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records#Longest_canine_single_flight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records#Lon... There're even stamps produced as a tribute to these space dogs: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Veterok_and_Ugolyok_USSR_stamp.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Veterok_a...