Albert II (monkey)
Albert II, a male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), was the first primate and first mammal in space. He flew to an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) aboard a U.S. V-2 rocket on June 14, 1949. Albert died upon reentry after a parachute failure caused his capsule to impact the ground.[1][2] His respiratory and cardiological data were recorded up to moment of impact.[3]
On June 14, 1949, V-2 launch No. 47 carried Albert II to become the first mammal in space
See also
- Monkeys and apes in space
- Animals in space
- Ham, a chimpanzee, the first great ape in space
- Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and first primate to orbit the Earth
- Enos, the first chimpanzee and third primate to orbit the Earth
References
- Space.com article
- Beischer, DE; Fregly, AR (1962). "Animals and man in space. A chronology and annotated bibliography through the year 1960". US Naval School of Aviation Medicine. ONR TR ACR-64 (AD0272581). Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- "THE BEGINNINGS OF RESEARCH IN SPACE BIOLOGY AT THE AIR FORCE MISSILE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, 1946-1952". NASA. January 1958. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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