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Miss Baker (Squirrel Monkey) gravesite at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama
On May 28, 1959, aboard the JUPITER AM-18, Able, a rhesus monkey, and Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, became the first living beings to successfully return to Earth after traveling in space (defined as above 50 mile altitude by the U.S. at the time). They travelled in excess of 16,000 km/h, and withstood 38 g (373 m/sē). Able died June 1, 1959 while undergoing surgery to remove an infected medical electrode, from a reaction to the anesthesia. Baker died November 29, 1984 at the age of 27 and is buried on the grounds of the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Able was preserved, and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute of Air and Space Museum. Their names were taken from a phonetic alphabet. Source: Wikipedia
Address: One Tranquility Base
(dcMem ID #5382)
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Miss Baker
Squirrel Monkey
Born 1957 Died Nov 20 1984
First U.S. animal to fly in space and return alive
May 28, 1959
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