Albert II (monkey)
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albert-ii-monkey-189-9172651
title:
Albert II (monkey)
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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 aboard a U.S. V-2 sounding rocket on June 14, 1949. Albert died upon landing after a parachute failure caused his capsule to strike the ground at high speed. Albert's respiratory and cardiological data were recorded up to the moment of impact. Albert II's flight, run by the Alamogordo Guided M
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First primate and first mammal in space
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_(monkey)
date created:
2021-06-26T13:57:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:17:09Z
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