The Soviets gave a space dog’s puppy to Caroline Kennedy during the Cold War!

The Soviets gave a space dog’s puppy to Caroline Kennedy during the Cold War!

During the great space race between the Soviets and the United States (which the US of course won by putting the first man on the moon), the Soviets tested the safety of their ships by using man's best friends.

They would send dogs into space to make sure that it was safe for humans. They launched around 50 dogs into space.

Most of the dogs survived although some did not due to equipment failure. One dog, Strelka, spent one day in space before returning to Earth.

She went on to have six puppies. One of those puppies, Pushinka ("Fluffy") was given to John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline.

Pushinka then had puppies with the Kennedy's dog, Charlie. JFK called these four puppies "pupniks" after the famed Russian satellite Sputnik.

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