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Space monkeys Able and Miss Baker...
Space monkeys Able and Miss Baker...
Item # 724339
May 29, 1959
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1959
* Space monkeys Able & Miss Baker
* 1st living beings returned from space alive
The front page has a one column heading: "U.S. Space Monkeys to Meet Press" More on page 2. (see images)
Complete with all 46 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.
background: Able, a rhesus macaque, and Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, were pioneers in the early days of the U.S. space program, both participating in the Pioneer 9 mission on May 28, 1959. They were sent into space aboard a small capsule atop a Redstone rocket to study the biological effects of space travel. Able and Miss Baker’s mission was a key milestone in testing the viability of living organisms surviving spaceflight and weightlessness. While Able tragically died a few days after the flight due to complications from surgery, Miss Baker survived the mission and became a symbol of the success of animal space exploration. Their flight proved that primates could endure the rigors of space travel, providing valuable data that would be crucial for the safety of future human spaceflights. Miss Baker went on to live for another 25 years, eventually becoming a beloved figure in the history of space exploration.
Category: The 20th Century
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