June 14, 1949: The first mammal in space

June 14, 1949: The first mammal in space

On June 14, 1949, a rhesus monkey named Albert II was launched into space aboard a V-2 rocket from White Sands, New Mexico. Prior to Albert II, animals including fruit flies, mice, and another monkey (Albert I) had been launched in rocket and balloon flights as part of American space biology research, but Albert II’sContinue reading "June 14, 1949: The first mammal in space" The post June 14, 1949: The first mammal in space appeared first on Ast…