What was the name of the first Rhesus monkey to enter space?

hotpinky

Andi Aug 16 05, 9:39 AM

CLK4EVER

actually it's albert Aug 16 05, 9:51 AM

hotpinky

According to this site were both wrong: At the end of May in 1959, the U.S. Army launched another monkey into space – this time, of the Rhesus variety – by the name of Able. It was Able’s job to fly the AM-18 mission which, just as in the case of his predecessor, was completed successfully. Prior to the flight, however, electrodes were implanted in his head and, as a result of the adverse effects of the anesthesia that was used when attempting to remove the electrodes at the end of the mission, Able passed away on June 1, 1959. http://www.finetuning.com/articles/p0-608-monkey-business--historys-notable-primates.html Aug 16 05, 10:24 AM

McGruff

The first Rhesus monkey in space was Albert II. Albert (the first) was the first Rhesus monkey astronaut, but he did not go into space. Able was the first Rhesus monkey to go into space and return back to Earth alive. From the site below: The first monkey astronaut was Albert, a Rhesus monkey, who on June 11, 1948 rode to over 63 km (39 miles) on a V2 rocket. Albert died of suffocation during the flight. Albert was followed by Albert II who survived the V2 flight but died on impact on June 14, 1949. Albert II became the first monkey in space as his flight reached 134 km (83 miles). Albert III died at 35,000 feet (10.7 km) in an explosion of his V2 on September 16, 1949. On May 28, 1959 Able, a Rhesus monkey, and Baker, a Squirrel monkey, became the first living beings to successfully return to Earth after traveling in space aboard the JUPITER AM-18. They travelled in excess of 16,000 km/h, and withstood 38 g (373 m/s²). Able died June 1, 1959 while having surgery to remove electrodes from the mission. Baker lived until 1984. http://www.answers.com/topic/monkeys-in-space Aug 17 05, 12:49 AM

McGruff

But... that doesn't actually say Albert II was a Rhesus monkey! We'll look further. Aug 17 05, 12:53 AM

McGruff

According to this, Albert II was a Rhesus monkey. Albert was followed by Albert II who survived the V2 flight but died on impact on June 14, 1949. Albert II became the first monkey in space as his flight reached 134 km (83 miles). Albert III died at 35,000 feet (10.7 km) in an explosion of his V2 on September 16, 1949. Albert IV on the last monkey V2 flight died on impact on December 8 that year. Albert II and Albert IV were rhesus monkeys while Albert III was a cynomolgus monkey. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Monkeys-in-space Aug 17 05, 1:00 AM