Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-04
Sputnik Dog Is Doing Well
|nsideRocket, MoscowSays
Radios Send
Data Back
From Orbit
By ROY EssoYAN

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
MOSCOW, Nov. 4 The So
Wet Union reported today that
its space-traveling dog was
faring well inside the half-ton
rocket satellite circling the
earth just over 1000 miles out
in space.
Moscow radio said the small.
fiuffy-haired passenger inside
Sputnik II survived the shock
of being blasted into space and
her breathing, heartbeat and
blood pressure were normal.
The Russians reported that
the dogs general condition
seemed satisfactory.
Housed in an aforementioned
casing inside the rocket, the
dog hurtled around the earth
at a speed Of 1880 miles an
hour.
The flying doghouse was
scheduled to make its goth lap
around the earth today. Sput-
mix 1 has been around some
500 times since it was sent
up just a month ago.
Two Radios Send Signals
Signals from two radios in
the satellite are sending scien-
tific data about the dogs reac-
lions and space conditions. the
Russians said. Monitors around
the world picked up the "beep.
beep" on one frequency and .
kissing sound from another.
AS the spectacular achieve
ment signaled the opening Of
the era of space travel. a Soviet
scientist limited that the dog
may parachute safely back to
earth.
indicative of Russian plans
designed to lead human travel
into outer space, the Soviet
Communist Party newspaper
Pravda said that Soviet scien.
lists may send apes up in fu-
ture satellites to study biologi-
cal effects Of space travel.
Pravda added that such rap
idly breeding small creatures
as rodents. mollusks and In
sects also may be sent aloft.
This, the article said, will give
q good possibility for genetic
studies" Apparently it was as
sumed that by then the satel-
lites could be brought back to
earth.
Fast New Jet Reported
In another chronological
claim, the Soviet government
announced that it had put into
operation "the largest passenger
aircraft in the world" powered
by four prophet engines. The
announcement said the plane
can transport 120 passengers
from Moscow to New York in
10 to IL hours.
The Russians originally an
nounced that Sputnik II.
Launched at about 1888 am.
yesterday d1:38 pm. Satur-
day EST, was in an orbit
reaching 923 miles out. Later
this maximum distance was re-
vised to 1855 miles.
The new satellite weighs
l,120.29 pounds and circles the
earth in 1887 minutes, Moscow
said. The first Soviet satellite.
Launched October 4, weighs 1874
pounds, has an orbit reaching
out $50 miles, moves at $4,000
miles an hour and circles the
earth every 96.2 minutes.
Sputnik /, still circling al
though its radio now is dead,
is a globe sent aloft by a three
stage rocket. Two pieces of the
rocket apparently still are or
biting with the satellite.
Shaped Like Rocket
The second satellite. de-
scribed by the Russians as "the
last stage of the carrier rocket"
apparently is shaped like a
rocket. Moscow said no other
parts of the rocket trail it.
Both baby moons travel at
an angle of IS degrees to the
equator. Sputnik 1 moves
north to south. while the direc-
ton of Sputnik II has not been
stated.
One Moscow broadcast said
the new satellite was built to
orbit longer than its predeces-
sor, which has completed about
500 circuits of the globe.
instruments aboard Sputnik
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