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Ham, a chimpanzee, became the first great ape in space during his January 31, 1961, suborbital flight aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. Before humans went into space in the 1960s, several other animals were launched into space, including numerous other primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of spaceflight.
Monkeys and apes in space; Albert II, a rhesus monkey, became the first mammal in space on June 14, 1949; Laika, a Soviet space dog, was the first animal to orbit Earth, November 3, 1957; Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, orbited April 12, 1961; Enos, the second of the two chimpanzees launched into space, and the only one to orbit Earth ...
Enos being prepared for insertion into the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule in 1961. Enos’ space capsule during the Mercury-Atlas 5 mission, on display at the Museum of Life and Science, in Durham, North Carolina. Enos (born about 1957 – died November 4, 1962) was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA, following his predecessor Ham.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, rode a Jupiter IRBM (scale model of rocket shown) into space in 1959. Landmarks for animals in space 1947: First animals in space (fruit flies) 1949: First primate and first mammal in space 1950: First mouse in space 1951: First dogs in space 1957: First ...
Miss Baker awaits launch. Jupiter AM-18 stands ready for its 2:39 am launch at Cape Canaveral launch complex 26B.. Miss Baker wore a helmet lined with rubber and chamois leather plus a jacket for launch, in addition to a respiration meter affixed to her nose with model cement, and she was fitted into a snug capsule of shoebox size, 9¾ × 12½ × 6¾ inches (24.8 × 31.8 × 17.1 cm) insulated ...
Gordo with a researcher. Gordo was one of the first monkeys to travel into space.As part of the NASA space program, Gordo, also known as Old Reliable, was launched from Cape Canaveral on December 13, 1958, in the U.S. PGM-19 Jupiter rocket on its AM-13 mission.
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Albert II was a male rhesus macaque monkey who was the first primate and first mammal to travel to outer space. He flew from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States, to an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) aboard a U.S. V-2 sounding rocket on June 14, 1949.