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Lioness Den - the wildlife preserve will be off line until we get some technical issues corrected. Thank you for your patience and we'll be open again as soon as we can. Also doing some remodeling as in major makeover. We will notify you as soon as we're open for visitors again. And we apologize for any inconvenience.
To Laika and all the four-legged astronauts who have flown in Space

"The more time passes, the more I regret what happened. We shouldn't have done it... we didn't even learn enough from this mission to justify the loss of the animal."
Oleg Gazenko, one of the leading scientists in the space animal programme, and Laika's trainer, commented.

Laika was only two years old and before she was collected for the space programme she had known nothing but the cold of the Moscow streets. Before the launch, Yazdovsky wanted to give her a little happiness and took her home to play with his children: "I wanted to do something good for her, as she had very little time left to live.

Vladimir Yazdovsky made the final selection of dogs and designated their roles. Laika was to be the "flying dog" - a sacrifice to science on a one-way mission into space. Albina, who had already flown twice in a high-altitude test rocket, was designated as Laika's backup. The third dog, Mushka, was a "control dog" - she would stay on the ground and was used to test instrumentation and life support.

Laika was placed in the satellite capsule on 31 October 1957 - three days before the start of the mission. At that time of year, temperatures at the launch site were extremely low, so a hose connected to a heater was used to keep the container warm. Two assistants were in charge of keeping a constant watch over Laika before the start of the mission. Just before take-off on 3 November 1957, Laika's coat was cleaned with an ethanol solution, and those areas where the dog would wear sensors to monitor her bodily functions were painted with iodine.

One of the technicians who prepared the capsule before the final liftoff stated that "after Laika was placed in the container and before the hatch was closed, we kissed her nose and wished her bon voyage, knowing that she would not survive the flight."

Laika died hours after launch from overheating, which was probably caused by a failure of the R-7 central sustainer, part of the spacecraft's thermal system, to separate from the payload. The true cause and time of her death was not revealed until 2002; instead, it was widely reported that she had died on the sixth day,4 ran out of oxygen, or as the Soviet government initially claimed, was euthanised before oxygen depletion. The experiment demonstrated that it is possible for a living passenger to survive being put into orbit and endure microgravity, paving the way for human spaceflight and providing scientists with some of the first data on how living organisms react to spaceflight environments. Following Laika, the USSR sent eight more dogs into space, six of which returned alive to Earth.

Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and it was always intended that Laika would die. The mission sparked a worldwide debate about the mistreatment of and experiments on animals to advance science. In the UK, the National Canine Defence League (NCDL, now the Dog Foundation) called for dog owners to observe a minute's silence in Laika's honour. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) received protests even before Radio Moscow had finished announcing the launch. Several animal rights groups protested outside Soviet embassies, others demonstrated outside the United Nations in New York, but some American scientists offered support to their Soviet colleagues, at least before Laika's death was announced.

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A Laika y a todos los astronautas de 4 patas que llegaron al Espacio

«Cuanto más tiempo pasa, más lamento lo sucedido. No debimos haberlo hecho... ni siquiera aprendimos lo suficiente de esta misión como para justificar la pérdida del animal.»
Comentó Oleg Gazenko, uno de los principales científicos del programa de animales en el espacio, y entrenador de Laika

Laika tenía solo dos años y antes de ser recogida para el programa espacial no había conocido más que el frío de las calles moscovitas. Antes del lanzamiento, Yazdovsky quiso obsequiarla con un poco de felicidad y se la llevó a su casa para que jugara con sus hijos: “Quería hacer algo bueno por ella, ya que le quedaba muy poco tiempo de vida”.

Vladimir Yazdovsky hizo la selección final de perros y designó sus roles. Laika iba a ser la «perra voladora» —un sacrificio a la ciencia en una misión de ida al espacio. Albina, que ya había volado dos veces en un cohete de prueba a gran altura, se designó como reserva de Laika. El tercer perro, Mushka, era un «perro de control» -se quedaría en tierra y era usada para probar la instrumentación y el soporte vital.

Laika fue colocada en la cápsula del satélite el 31 de octubre de 1957 —tres días antes del inicio de la misión. En esa época del año, las temperaturas en el sitio de lanzamiento eran extremadamente bajas, por lo que se usó una manguera conectada a un calentador para mantener caliente el contenedor. Dos asistentes estaban encargados de vigilar constantemente a Laika antes del comienzo de la misión. Justo antes del despegue, el 3 de noviembre de 1957, se limpió el pelaje de Laika con una solución de etanol, y le pintaron con yodo aquellas áreas donde la perra llevaría sensores para vigilar sus funciones corporales.

Uno de los técnicos que preparó la cápsula antes del despegue final declaró que «después de la colocación de Laika en el contenedor y antes de cerrar la escotilla, le besamos la nariz y le deseamos buen viaje, sabiendo que no iba a sobrevivir al vuelo.»

Laika murió horas después del lanzamiento por sobrecalentamiento,​ que probablemente fue ocasionado por un fallo del sustentador de la central R-7, que forma parte del sistema térmico de la nave, al separarse de la carga útil.​ La verdadera causa y tiempo de su muerte no fue revelada sino hasta 2002; en cambio, fue ampliamente informado que había muerto al sexto día,​ se quedó sin oxígeno, o como el gobierno soviético alegó inicialmente, fue sometida a eutanasia antes del agotamiento del oxígeno. El experimento demostró que es posible que un pasajero vivo sobreviva al ser puesto en órbita y soportar la microgravedad, allanando el camino para los vuelos espaciales humanos y proporcionando a los científicos algunos de los primeros datos sobre cómo los organismos vivos reaccionan a los entornos de los vuelos espaciales. Tras Laika, la URSS envió ocho perros más al espacio, de los cuales seis regresaron con vida a la Tierra


El Sputnik 2 no fue diseñado para ser recuperable, y siempre se tuvo la intención de que Laika muriera. La misión desencadenó un debate mundial sobre el maltrato y los experimentos con animales para avanzar en la ciencia. En el Reino Unido, la Liga Nacional de Defensa Canina (NCDL, actualmente Fundación para los Perros) pidió que los dueños de perros guardaran un minuto de silencio en honor a Laika. La Real Sociedad para la Prevención de la Crueldad contra los Animales (RSPCA) recibió protestas incluso antes de que Radio Moscú hubiera terminado de anunciar el lanzamiento. Varios grupos protectores de los derechos animales protestaron frente a embajadas soviéticas. Otros se manifestaron frente a las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York;​ sin embargo, algunos científicos estadounidenses ofrecieron apoyo a sus colegas soviéticos, por lo menos antes de que se anunciara la muerte de Laika.

Jerralyn Franzic: Lovely space sim you have here! Perfect for people overwhelmed with the giant space sims, like the ISM ones in Kitely and SL. :) 2 years ago

it appears that virtual beach grid is offline, hopefully its back up soon. sorry for the inconvenience.

I love details and materials. This is the interior of my Victorian Club


Richard Lionheart: Nice look! 2 years ago
MashUp is now completed with several floors of props, poses, and images.
This can be a great creative outlet and can be used to tell stories and express emotions. MashUp images you take can be used in your ads. virtual-hg.com:8002:MashUp

Floki the shipbuilder has also found his home at Lothbrok Farm :-)

This new fountain was custom made for me by storm mephisto and I myself added the 4 elements you see the statues holding. eventually you may be able to sit on it.

Anyone who enters the University as a child avi will now be banned. Never thought I would have to do this but had a child avi come in twice and also told me how pretty I was as if they were trying to get with me. if it wasn't for that last part I would just nicely ask them to change to adult or leave.

SnoopKing: It is curious to read how people insist on defending what does not need to be defended, and how others are determined to offend the private and personal practices of each person. Personally, I think t... 2 years ago
Some New items at the Star Jinn Palisade Mall, our shopping region. A full Kitchen and Dining set complete with a working oven that has a light, exhaust fan and working broiler drawer and oven rack. The sink has a functioning dishwasher and the washer and dryer can be turned on and off with a simple "fade" command. There are cupboards in different sizes and arrangements and a full set with "glass" doors. These items are boxed and ready to go with rez instructions included. The entire region of Masala Al Kohav (which means wish upon a star) is, in fact, Star Jinn Palisade Mall. As we grow and add you will find everything from homes to furniture to clothing and avatars as well as gardening items. Specialty Shops like Star Ravenhurst Designs and Falls For You featuring items by Dusty Falls. From Castles to Cabins, Mansions to Mud huts, Closets, Cupboards, Cabbage and Carrots, we have it all. With Love - Lavia

LaviaLavine: Oh I forgot to add that the Refrigerator has working drawers and doors and gives ice water to drink. :) 2 years ago

1pm-3pm @ Adachi
DJ Twelandria
EDM~Industrial mix
Come join the party and meet new people or shop.
hop://grid.copykat.ovh:12000/Adachi/121/111/22

Hello brothers and sisters :-) here awaits you
a Viking "Lothbrok Farm" and long walks or on horseback, whatever you guys or maiden like ;-) there are also Viking clothes and some useful things for a farm or Viking followers available. Have fun exploring ..Odin be with you!!!

Bonnie Stewart: Well designed region, beautiful and fun to explore with lots of great Viking freebies. 2 years ago

Thank you all for being so patient! Our grid is back up and running! Hope to see you all there!

If the ocean were whisky
And I was a duck
I’d swim to the bottom
And drink my way up
~Ry Cooder~

But today I ain't ducking around. This outfit is not suitable for diving. But it is suitable for drinking. Let's raise a glass for oh HELLO.

grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Xinashi

Jerralyn Franzic: I already have a version of this outfit, in my OSgrid account. Good stuff, looks even better IMO if you have some tattoos on. Can't recall where I snagged it in Open Sim. Fun to wear whenever I feel a... 2 years ago
Thank to Verna Avril and that suzan von otter for finding a bug that causes Local accounts to be banned even though they are not on the list, if the list contained spaces or a null line with just a carriage return line feed. Version 12 is released in their honor and contains this new function. Special thanks to princeofAmor for suggesting to ignore npc's. That cuts out 5 additional operations per iteration making the device faster if you have npc's on your land. :)

NEW VERSION 12. By popular request, it now also tells the person as well as the owner why a person was banned. Also flying is ON by default.
Presenting the OVERWATCH SENTRY. What does it do? Well, you can enter a list of grids to ban, people to ban by name, ip, or key. It also monitors each person that comes into your sim, and if they are wearing too many scripts to try and crash your sim, it bans them. If they are using too much sim memory and eating up all system resources, it bans them. If they are flying and you turn off flying in the system, it bans them. If they are too tall or too short, it bans them. So it does a lot, and it's all settable by you. I didn't do ban by age because avatar age is unreliable and can return a 0 day age. Not to mention that we all sometimes have to start over. The device is by the christmas tree at cyberdatastorm.com:8002/wizardry. It's a different kind of device from a security system. Security systems ban everyone except those you allow in. This lets everybody in - but it checks them to make sure they are not hacking or trying to hurt your sim, but it can also ban people from a list. It's really simple to use, just add the name to the appropriate list in the objects inventory, then just click to turn it on. Only the owner can turn it on or off.

Druskus: CyberGlo is making good products for OpenSim and is constantly following advice. he is always ready to improve! Great person who is patient and worthy of respect! 2 years ago
Well they're here, after a long battle with those ornery rabbits, the carrots are ready! You can find Gram-Z's carrot patch at our Mall region.... "grid.genesis-roleplay.org:8002:Masala Al Kahov" .... the box comes with a single carrot, a carrot bunch, a row of 6, two rows of 6 and 10 rows of six, all of them only 1 prim each, so you can have your little carrot patch as big or small as you like. They make nice additions to "prep" scenes and they're just fun. I had such fun making them and I hope you'll enjoy using them for your garden, farm or kitchen scenes. Blessings - GramZ
Thirza Ember lance sa nouvelle saison de HG Safari, demain à 21h00 (Paris), 15h00 (Qc) 12h00 SLT. Cela se passe en anglais et en mode texte.

Détails de la visite à l'adresse suivante:
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/01/back-in-busy-ness.ht...

Lien de téléportation à la page suivante:
https://opensimworld.com/hop/75662
Hello brothers and sisters :-) Lothbroks and all flatmates, as well as slaves worked through the night on the conversion to the farm and earned a break with mead ;-) I hope you enjoy the new summer viking and have fun exploring and shopping : your Muri
Rencontre francophone et francophile le premier jeudi de chaque mois. On se rejoint chez Edenette-Catherinette à partir de 21h00 (Paris), 15h00 (Québec), 12h00 (SLT) pour échanger et généralement, visiter une région en groupe.

L'activité se déroule en français et de vive-voix.

Vous trouverez le lien de téléportation à la page:
https://opensimworld.com/hop/88273

Join us on the 9th with the Great Elvis it will be a blast from the past with Elvis , dj Jon and his Hostess

Had a blast with LadyK at the Ruins last night! Hadn't laughed that hard in a very long time! This lady has been a blessing since the day we met. We hit it off instantly. As K would say, "like two peas in a pod!" I look forward to many more fun adventures with mi amiga!

LadyK Braveheart: What an amazing fun time we had at the RUINS. Faith made me laugh so hard my sides hurt and my eyes were leaking... I needed it! What a blessing. I, too, look forward to many more fun adventures toget... 2 years ago
Happy New Year

there are some new things in the University, you can now use your submissive as a human chair or table. Also the café has been taken out and a kitchen has been put in its place. Our staff can cook whatever you would like otherwise its a perfect time to teach your submissive about domestic work.
Do too unforeseen technical difficulties our grid is down! It will most likely be down for an entire day! Stay tuned, I will let you know when all is back to normal! We love you and are so grateful you love our home!!

New at oh HELLO

grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Xinashi


Carmen Jewel: Super Outfits :)) Ty for sharing :)) 2 years ago
DJ Maldrul's "Welcome to the Jungle"--Hot Daddy's--Tonight at 6:00PM!!
Region: Hot Daddys on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM grid time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
DJ Maldrul will be rockin' the dock at Hot Daddy's tonight! His theme is "Welcome to the Jungle!"!! Oh yeah! DJ Maldrul's got what you need--a mix of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll with a Jungle theme plus Something Completely Different! See you there!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys

Bonne année tout le monde
en la souhaitant moins pire
que celle passée


harthelie: Une trés bonne année à toi aussi bisous 2 years ago
I look forward to your visits this year:

At my Main Store: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Lunaria Emporium - Main Store
At my Egyptian region Luxor: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Luxor
At my temple region Lunaria on Mobius: main.mobiusgrid.us:80:Lunaria
At my Kitely store: grid.kitely.com:8002:Lunaria Emporium
At my online store on the Kitely Market where I currently offer about 200 products that can be exported anywhere: https://www.kitely.com/market?store=13957705

And finally at Utopia Skye Grid, which is primarily closed to the hypergrid, I have a store there where everything is free to local residents only. Please note that these are not allowed to be exported off the Utopia grid.

Ein frohes neues Jahr wünschen wir Euch allen. Der Grid-Talk findet am 3.1.2023 um 20:00 Uhr in Nabilas World statt. Wir freuen uns auf rege Anteilnahme.
Taxi: nabila-world.de:8002:New Hope

Wishing everyone Health, Happiness and Prosperity in 2023!

so so much NEWs at the 2nd Floor now, Deco, Furniture, Plants .. happy shopping

Jon us at Tuesday , Thursdays and Sunday Have and enjoy the awesome Music .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRjkYg_dgFg

THE SHOW MUST GO ON...
More characters had been added to the scene plus..for all butler lovers..the collectors edition! Mehr charakter wurden hinzugefügt und für alle Butler Liebhaber.. die Komplettedition!

Antonia Ling: Really cool stuff! 2 years ago

Bonjour
à retenir
et voila


Jamie Wright: Bonjour Falene:) This pic makes me hopeful you're soon to open one of your amazing regions again:) Whatever the path, all the best to you:) 2 years ago