BelKA later, the Dnepr rocket suffered an engine failure and crashed, destroying the satellites. The name BelKA is thought to be an allusion to the dog, Belka, who, together with Strelka orbited the Earth and returned safely on Sputnik 5 in 1960. BelKA BelKA (an acronym from Belarusian: Беларускі Касмічны Апарат, Belarusian Cosmic Apparatus) was intended to be the first satellite of independent Belarus. It was a remote sensing satellite that utilizes the Victoria universal satellite bus, developed by Belarusian researchers and Russian Rocket and Space Corporation RSC Energia for National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus as the
Safe Humane Chicago neglect. Through the contributions made by Safe Humane Chicago the dogs were rehabilitated and adopted through their program. As of November 2015, the program has rescued a total of 760 dogs. In the summer of 2013 eight dogs were rescued and brought to Safe humane Chicago’s court case program after a fire was spotted in a burning home, containing a total of 22 dogs. The dogs were made ready for adoption including one of the dogs, Clause, who was adopted by pianist, Ira Goodkin. Goodkin became inspired by the story which led him to partner with Safe Humane Chicago and