00:00On this day in space.
00:04On February 22, 1966, two Soviet space dogs launched on a mission
00:08that would set a new record for the longest space flight.
00:12Feterok and Ugolyak, whose names translate to light breeze and coal, spent 22 days
00:16orbiting the Earth. This record was not surpassed by humans until 1971,
00:20and the record has never been surpassed by dogs.
00:24The space dogs returned to Earth safe and sound, and their contributions to the Soviet space program
00:28helped pave the way for humans to safely fly in space, too.
00:32And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:36NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
