Laika the Dog

I bet Laika was so confused.

If I was that moonbound dog, I would have be beyond confused. I don't know the extent of the dog's life, and I am also too lazy to do in-depth detail about her. But I think being launched into space by a species you're not able to communicate with would be a crazy fucking experience.

If there were windows on the spacecraft, I would have looked out in awe, I imagine the canine probably found our solar system beautiful if she was able to lay her eyes on it.

It makes me think of all the foreign places, physically and mentally, that I've just been thrown into. I can spend a lot of time freaking out and asking questions, but at the same time being able to take in the world and appreciate that you can feel or see or experience certain things is cool to think about.

Laika of course died up there, but I wonder if she was amazed, just for a moment.