- Enos (chimpanzee) - Wikipedia
Enos (c 1957 – November 4, 1962) was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA, following his predecessor Ham He was the only chimpanzee to orbit the Earth, [1] and the third hominid to do so after cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov
- 29 November 1961 | Todays History
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space Enos was a chimpanzee trained by NASA in the early 1960s as part of the Mercury program, which used primates to test systems and conditions before sending humans into orbit He was carefully selected for his intelligence, responsiveness to training, and calm behavior under pressure By the time he was chosen for flight, he had completed thousands of
- Mercury MA-5 Flight (Enos) Telemetry Scroll - Smithsonian Institution
On November 29, 1961, the chimpanzee Enos made two orbits for the Mercury MA-5 mission MA-5 was the first orbital mission by an American primate This collection consists of the telemetry scroll showing Enos' vital signs during the flight including heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration
- Deseret News archives: Enos the chimp became a national hero in 1961 - MSN
On Nov 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning Enos became the first chimpanzee to orbit the
- 29 Nov 1961 - Air Force Historical Foundation
1961: Enos, a chimp trained at Holloman AFB, launched from Cape Canaveral in a Project Mercury capsule into orbit twice around earth Enos was the second chimpanzee launched into space, but the first and only one to orbit the earth
- Astochimp – DAVE DOES HISTORY
The mission that emerged was Mercury Atlas 5, scheduled for November 29, 1961, and the passenger chosen for it was a five year old chimpanzee, born in Cameroon and given the Hebrew name Enos, meaning man
- 1961: Enos the chimpanzee became a space pioneer, orbiting . . . - YouTube
The data Enos provided paved the way for John Glenn's historic orbit just months later Imagine trusting a chimp with your life support systems!
- Breaking Barriers: Enos the Chimpanzee’s Historic Orbit
Breaking Barriers: Enos the Chimpanzee’s Historic Orbit On this pioneering day in 1961, Enos, a chimpanzee, became the first primate to orbit the Earth as part of NASA’s Project Mercury
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