The contribution made by dogs to the advancement of human flight and space exploration

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The Contribution Made by Dogs to the Advancement of Human Flight and Space Exploration

The desire for human flight must have been born in the Garden of Eden when Eve first saw a raptor soar overhead or a hummingbird’s acrobatic movement from flower to flower.

For the next few thousands of years seekers dedicated themselves to her dream and eventually started to make a little progress. The history of their discoveries only reaches back to 16th Century because our desire to capture history is so recent. But still, if we want to learn something about those great minds who eventually got us into the air and into outer space we can’t just rely on their portraits. After all, what can we know about life in the 16th century? So I asked myself, what desire is as old as the desire to fly?

Of course…the companionship of dogs!