Belka (“Squirrel”) and Strelka (“Arrow”) spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik-2(Sputnik 5) on August 19, 1960 before safely returning to Earth.
They were accompanied by a grey rabbit, 42 mice, 2 rats, flies and a number of plants and fungi. All passengers survived. They were the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return alive. Strelka went on to have six puppies with a male dog named Pushok who participated in many ground-based space experiments, but never made it into space. One of the pups was named Pushinka (“Fluffy”) and was presented to President John F. Kennedy‘s daughter Caroline by Nikita Khrushchev in 1961. A Cold War romance bloomed between Pushinka and a Kennedy dog named Charlie resulting in the birth of 4 pups that JFK referred to jokingly as pupniks. Two of their pups, Butterfly and Streaker were given away to children in the Midwest. The other two puppies, White Tips and Blackie, stayed at the Kennedy home on Squaw Island but were eventually given away to family friends. Pushinka’s descendants are still living today. A photo of descendants of some of the Space Dogs is on display at the Zvezda Museum outside Moscow. In 1965 Belka and Strelka decided to go back in space by ‘borrowing’ a space craft and leaving the earth. Landing on a small planet near Uranus, they made their new home. Setting up a satellite to continue to listen to the adventure of the planet Earth, their love of music continued and they decided to create their own Radio Show. |
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dj dAX started out in Manchester – where he would cut up recorded sound with his own music to create his own remixes and sounds. Becoming a DJ was an exploration of music and how to create a great party.
dAX earned his DJ badge working working men’s clubs, cricket halls, student union bars, clubs in the North West, venues in Spain and private house parties in London – developing an eclectic taste in music and happy to add disco, house, electronica funk and punk to the mix.
In 2004 dAx went back to his songwriting roots and began making music under the name SNOWFLAkE MAkER, mixing/ blending/ and mashing samples with original music aiming to create a punky/ funky/ chilly soundscape.
Alongside having an original track ‘LOSt AND FOUND’ on a Future Music CD, recently SNOWFLAkE MAkER was a competition winner for a remix of a Wolf Club Athens track, released on Big Groove Records – also available on Beatport is the SNOWFLAkE MAkER rerub of EKA’s U KNow
In 2009 on a trip to San Francisco dAX had an idea to create a on-line radio station that focused on bringing together music with a sci-fi twist. Named SPACE DOGS RADiO this channel has now grown to include other themes (DiSCO SOUP, kOOky, URBAN FORESt, POPtRONiKA, ROCKiN’ ROBOt and FaQ)
SPACE DOGS RADiO brings you music and conversation with a sci fi, space and technology twist. With the help of dj dAx on planet Earth the Space Dogs continue to beam their shows back to earth.
Have an idea about some music or clips to be included? contact on spacedogsradio@gmail.com
dAX earned his DJ badge working working men’s clubs, cricket halls, student union bars, clubs in the North West, venues in Spain and private house parties in London – developing an eclectic taste in music and happy to add disco, house, electronica funk and punk to the mix.
In 2004 dAx went back to his songwriting roots and began making music under the name SNOWFLAkE MAkER, mixing/ blending/ and mashing samples with original music aiming to create a punky/ funky/ chilly soundscape.
Alongside having an original track ‘LOSt AND FOUND’ on a Future Music CD, recently SNOWFLAkE MAkER was a competition winner for a remix of a Wolf Club Athens track, released on Big Groove Records – also available on Beatport is the SNOWFLAkE MAkER rerub of EKA’s U KNow
In 2009 on a trip to San Francisco dAX had an idea to create a on-line radio station that focused on bringing together music with a sci-fi twist. Named SPACE DOGS RADiO this channel has now grown to include other themes (DiSCO SOUP, kOOky, URBAN FORESt, POPtRONiKA, ROCKiN’ ROBOt and FaQ)
SPACE DOGS RADiO brings you music and conversation with a sci fi, space and technology twist. With the help of dj dAx on planet Earth the Space Dogs continue to beam their shows back to earth.
Have an idea about some music or clips to be included? contact on spacedogsradio@gmail.com