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In the memory of
the apes who explored outer space before man
The rhesus monkeys Sam and
Miss Sam On their second flight Sam and Miss Sam did a verification study on the of Mercury life support equipment.
The monkeys Baker and Abel The rhesus monkey Abel was highly trained to tap a switch when a red light flashed, thus collecting data on performance.
The chimpanzee Ham Ham was trained to control switches to collect data on the Mercury 2 journey. He returned to the earth safely.
The squirrel monkey Gordo Gordo travelled 480 km out into space. He performed heart rate, heart sound, body temperature, pressure and radiation experiments.
The chimpanzee Enos aunched from KSC on an Atlas Rocket. Enos had a 4 hours and 56 min flight. Something terrible happened on his journey. Enos received electric shock when he pressed the correct button on the control desk and got a banana tablet when he did wrong. But he courageously continued pushing the right buttons in spite of the electric shock he received in his foot and returned to earth in excellent condition.
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