I just had to show you all this pic I fell across- hope it's not an infringement, I blew coffee all over my G-15...logitech sure makes some good stuff, BTW...

http://www.break.com/pictures/boldy-going-where-no-dog-has-gone-before1191697.html

I've seen it all now....

LMAO!! Now THAT is a serious Trekkie.

Thats funny but the scale is wrong.
The engine nacelles and supports should be further back.


Wheels

The species probably has a better chance of reaching the stars than man.

Actually, the Russians did send up a dog before a cosmonaut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

I remember seeing film on that. Puts

From the wiki article:


It was not until 1998, after the collapse of the Soviet regime, that Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists responsible for sending Laika into space, expressed regret for allowing her to die:

"Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog."