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Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.
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Albert II (monkey)
First primate and first mammal in space
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 aboard a U.S. V-2 sounding rocket on June 14, 1949. Albert died upon…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rhesus macaque
Species of Old World monkey
The rhesus macaque, colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally brown or grey in colour, it is 47–53 cm (19–21 in) in length…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
V-2 rocket
German long-range ballistic missile
The V2, with the technical name Aggregat-4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the Second World War in Nazi Germany as a "vengeance weapon" and assigned to attack Allied…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Monkeys and apes in space
Space travel by primates
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. The United States launched flights containing primate passengers primarily…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 14
Day of the year
June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 200 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)