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In memory of Laika, who watches over us from the stars.
On November 3, 1957, Laika was sent to space via Sputnik II, making her the first living being in low orbit. Laika was a curious stray dog from Moscow, and according to the scientists who worked with her, she was barking a lot—hence her name. Unfortunately, de-orbit had not been developed back in 1957, and Laika was never expected to return alive.
In 2021, I was approached by the University of Innsbruck for their upcoming space exploration card game SEEKER CHRONICLES, and they gave me the honor to interpret this sensitive topic for it. The project leader, PhD Poulsen Nautrup, is a dog owner and was especially touched by my interpretation of Laika.
SEEKER CHRONICLES is expected to launch their Kickstarter in spring 2024. Sign up for the pre-launch here -> https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....ker-chronicles
As well as that, you find out more about it via their website: https://www.seeker-chronicles.com/
I am really proud to be part of this amazing project. I welcome projects that bring science closer to a broader audience through art and games.
Today, I wanted to surprise you with signed prints but the company I ordered the first batch with ruined the colours and bent the edges. The new order hasn't arrived yet so my idea to launch a print shop at this date failed, too. :[ Eh, I will keep you updated as soon as I receive prints that meet my expectation for quality and color!
See the concepts, the card on my public Patreon post -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/laika.....space-92211871
On November 3, 1957, Laika was sent to space via Sputnik II, making her the first living being in low orbit. Laika was a curious stray dog from Moscow, and according to the scientists who worked with her, she was barking a lot—hence her name. Unfortunately, de-orbit had not been developed back in 1957, and Laika was never expected to return alive.
In 2021, I was approached by the University of Innsbruck for their upcoming space exploration card game SEEKER CHRONICLES, and they gave me the honor to interpret this sensitive topic for it. The project leader, PhD Poulsen Nautrup, is a dog owner and was especially touched by my interpretation of Laika.
SEEKER CHRONICLES is expected to launch their Kickstarter in spring 2024. Sign up for the pre-launch here -> https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....ker-chronicles
As well as that, you find out more about it via their website: https://www.seeker-chronicles.com/
I am really proud to be part of this amazing project. I welcome projects that bring science closer to a broader audience through art and games.
Today, I wanted to surprise you with signed prints but the company I ordered the first batch with ruined the colours and bent the edges. The new order hasn't arrived yet so my idea to launch a print shop at this date failed, too. :[ Eh, I will keep you updated as soon as I receive prints that meet my expectation for quality and color!
See the concepts, the card on my public Patreon post -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/laika.....space-92211871
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1217 x 1171px
File Size 873.2 kB
I listened to a podcast - I think it was called 'good dog' or somesuch - about heroic dogs in history.
An entire episode dedicated to Laika.
The entire process the Soviets used to prepare the dogs for this journey was cruel beyond sanity and it is truly amazing that Laika made it - she was a spunky, tough little dog.
As the story went, she actually made it into orbit. It was design shortcomings that lead to her demise hours after achieving orbit. Not a pleasant death, but a crucial one for future human cosmonauts - whom they should have sent up in the first place, rather than an unfortunate animal with no understanding of their fate or the reasons behind it.
Laika should be a national aerospace hero for ALL nations - in what she suffered to achieve her hero status rather than simply 'going into space'.
An entire episode dedicated to Laika.
The entire process the Soviets used to prepare the dogs for this journey was cruel beyond sanity and it is truly amazing that Laika made it - she was a spunky, tough little dog.
As the story went, she actually made it into orbit. It was design shortcomings that lead to her demise hours after achieving orbit. Not a pleasant death, but a crucial one for future human cosmonauts - whom they should have sent up in the first place, rather than an unfortunate animal with no understanding of their fate or the reasons behind it.
Laika should be a national aerospace hero for ALL nations - in what she suffered to achieve her hero status rather than simply 'going into space'.
I've shown others this art, and people sometimes give me flack sharing it. I think it's wonderful, and it's important to remember these events "lest we forget." You can find a vid on YouTube on "Operation Greenhouse," atomic bomb testing by the US in the Pacific. About halfway through, they talk about all the dogs and other animals they bred specifically for the tests while showing images of these dogs romping with their handlers. Later, they ship them off to be exposed to the Bomb and talk about recovering them. I wish these animals could be remembered as well. I don't think a lot of people know about this.
Family-members told me it was showed as a huge victoty for socilalism decades after it which caused a space-hype with a big sifi-culture in the sowjetunion, the killing of Laika with poisoned food was barely mentioned. It is nice to see that people are reworking this topic still this days, she diversed it. Thanks for that
Such a powerful and enchanting depiction, Alec.
I was eleven when Sputnik II flew over us, and I felt so very sad for the little dog up there, lonesome, frightened, and abandoned. My own collie had died just recently so the whole affair just deepened my grief. I didn't see then how anything about the project could be worth the sacrifice of Laika's humble life. Forty years later, Dr. Oleg Georgovitch Gazenko, one of the Soviet scientists who had trained and worked with Laika stated "The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify her death."
Nick Abadzis, a graphic artist, published a wonderful graphic novel about Laika and those who worked with her. I strongly commend his book, Laika, to anyone interested in her life and the feelings and emotions of those who trained her, knew her and - as they knew they would do one day - sent her to her heart-breaking death.
I was eleven when Sputnik II flew over us, and I felt so very sad for the little dog up there, lonesome, frightened, and abandoned. My own collie had died just recently so the whole affair just deepened my grief. I didn't see then how anything about the project could be worth the sacrifice of Laika's humble life. Forty years later, Dr. Oleg Georgovitch Gazenko, one of the Soviet scientists who had trained and worked with Laika stated "The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify her death."
Nick Abadzis, a graphic artist, published a wonderful graphic novel about Laika and those who worked with her. I strongly commend his book, Laika, to anyone interested in her life and the feelings and emotions of those who trained her, knew her and - as they knew they would do one day - sent her to her heart-breaking death.
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