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NASA marks 50th anniversary of monkeys Able and Miss Baker in space, Huntsville Times
"Monkeys Able and Baker, known as "the monkeynauts," were lofted from Cape Canaveral, Fla., 50 years ago today and were the first American mammals to survive a fiery ride into space.
On May 28, 1959, Able, a 7-pound rhesus monkey, and Baker, an 11-ounce squirrel monkey, were crammed into the nose cone of an Army Jupiter missile and shot 360 miles into space during a 16-minute mission."
On to Deepspace with Primates to conduct science measurements, the Humans can travel if they wish as long a they do not drink to much and party the night before in Cocoa Beach.
The plantery protection folks are going to have a heart attack.
Maybe a few life magazine style glossy layouts would help sell the new nasa leadership team too, (LOL)! I did a display of the Able & Baker flights with My space club kids a few years ago. It is interesting just how good a hook it was to get the kids interested in the history/details, of the early exploration efforts. It is true that big wide eyes of small and juvenile animals touch a maternal instinct in us all, (and can open the door to deeper interest and study).
Carl
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Monkey. (chuckle)
(If you haven't seen the UK version of "The Office" or "Night at the Museum 2" then you won't get the reference.)