Space Monkey


In 1959, the first animal space flight was performed. Sam, a rhesus monkey, was launched on the first Little Joe animal flight on December fourth at Wallops Island, VA. The flight was intended to test the systems on the spacecraft. The flight went fifty-five miles into space before returning two hours later.



Sam
Animal Astronauts
The Space Menagerie
Testing
Honor Roll of Monkey’s in Space
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