Lapik vs Abrek

Lapik was a Russian rhesus macaque used in the Bion 11 biological research mission, which flew from December 24, 1996, to January 7, 1997. He flew alongside another macaque named Multik to study the physiological effects of microgravity on primates during a two-week orbital flight. This mission was the final time monkeys were launched by the Soviet or Russian space programs. Following their return...

Abrek was a rhesus macaque utilized by the Soviet space program for orbital research. He flew as a primary payload aboard Kosmos 1514, also designated as the Bion 6 mission, which launched in December 1983. This mission marked the Soviet Union's first successful orbital flight using primates, aiming to study the physiological impacts of space travel on mammalian organisms. Abrek spent five days in...