- Enos (chimpanzee) - Wikipedia
Enos (born about 1957 – died 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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