Canine Astronaut Prepares for Historic Walk in Space... Without Leash

Major John Glenn-Fluffy a Pioneering Canine Astronaut, Today Will Become the First Dog to Walk in Space Without Being Tethered to a Leash

04-20-2008

OUTER, SPACE - Not counting the fictional robot dog Astro in the Jetsons - Major Glenn's walk will be the first time any dog has ever been in space unleashed. Special lead and asbestos poop bags have been developed by NASA and will be utilized for the first time during this momentous walk.

During his first few months in orbit, Major Fluffy's piss and poop breaks have been stringently augmented in accordance with the guidelines stipulated by the 2005 Kyoto Protocol on Outer Space Poop Pollution.

"Up till now all our dog crap has been left to float off into space." Said Shuttle Commander Wilber Wright. "As the "Greatest Nation on Earth", we Americans must stop being the largest polluter of Outer Space. If we're going to set the proper example on the space pollution issue and comply with Kyoto we've got to start cleaning up our own dog shit right now!"

This morning in a Nationally broadcast Q&A with the media, from his crate onboard the Space Shuttle, Major Glenn-Fluffy told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, "If I can pull this thing off without a leash, it will be One Short Walk For a Hound And One Large Step For The Development of Space Poop Bags!"