- Miss Baker - Wikipedia
Miss Baker (1957 – November 29, 1984) was a squirrel monkey who in 1959 became, along with female rhesus macaque Able, one of the first two animals launched into space by the United States who safely returned
- Able and Baker - National Air and Space Museum
Baker, a squirrel monkey, launched into space on a sub-orbital flight, along with a rhesus monkey named Able, on May 28, 1959
- Two Female Monkeys Went to Space 60 Years Ago. One Became the Poster . . .
Sixty years ago today, a pair of female monkeys made history when they went to space and landed safely — but their story was only just beginning to get weird Able and Baker took flight on May 28,
- The Pioneering Space Journey of Monkeys Able and Baker: A Milestone in . . .
Discover the historical significance of the 1959 space mission involving monkeys Able and Baker Learn how this groundbreaking mission during the Cold War era contributed to advancements in space technology, provided critical data for future human spaceflights, and sparked important ethical debates
- Ode to Baker Able
And so, we created a space atop 106 Jefferson as a place to lift our spirits and look to the stars Baker Able is a place we hope inspires you to do the same Dream big and dream often And if you want to be amongst the stars, you just simply need to look up
- A Medal for Miss Baker, the Original Space Monkey
On May 28, 1959, a Jupiter rocket blasted off carrying a rhesus monkey named Miss Able and a squirrel monkey named Miss Baker After a 16 minute flight (nine of them weightless), the monkeys’ capsule returned to Earth and the two were recovered in “perfect health,” the first primates to have survived such a journey
- First monkeys to survive a space flight - Guinness World Records
The first monkeys to survive a space flight were Miss Able and Miss Baker, a rhesus and a tiny squirrel monkey, on 28 May 1959 They launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, on a flight lasting about 15 minutes
- Monkeys in Space: Able and Baker’s Flight - EcoSocioSphere
Discover the inspiring story of Able and Baker, the first monkeys to survive spaceflight, marking a milestone in space exploration on May 28, 1959
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