Baker (space monkey)
A female squirrel monkey who was the traveling companion of Able
on the first suborbital flight from which live animals were recovered on
May 28, 1959. The two animals' survival of up to 38g during reentry
and a weightless period of about 9 minutes was an early step toward demonstrating
that humans could safely be sent into space. Baker was displayed years later
at the United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She
died in 1984. Reference
- Powell, J. W. "The Flight of Able and Baker." Journal of the British
Interplanetary Society 38 (1985): 94-96.
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