Corona (satellite) retrieved two days later by a C-119 Flying Boxcar transport plane. This was the first successful return of photographic film from orbit. In comparison, Sputnik 5 was launched into orbit on August 19, 1960, one day after the launch of Discoverer 14. Sputnik 5 was a biosatellite that took into orbit the two Soviet space dogs, Belka and Strelka, and then safely returned them to the Earth . At least two launches of "Discoverers" were used to test satellites for the Missile Defense Alarm System (MIDAS), an early missile-launch-detection program that used infrared cameras to detect the heat signature of
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home determined to create lasting changes for animals in society. In 1862, Charles Dickens published an article about the home for the magazine "All the Year Round". He called it an "extraordinary monument of the remarkable affection with which the English people regard the race of dogs". In 1967, Dodie Smith referred to the home in her novel "The Starlight Barking". Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has featured on many television programmes and documentaries. The Channel 4 programme "Pet Rescue" which aired in 1997 featured Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. BBC One programme "Animal Rescue Live" was broadcast live for a