Lapik vs Bion

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...

Bion was a Soviet rhesus macaque who flew aboard the Kosmos 1514 satellite as part of the Bion 6 mission in 1983. Alongside another macaque named Abrek, Bion was launched into space to study physiological changes during spaceflight. The mission marked the beginning of the Soviet Union's Bion satellite primate program, aiming to understand how complex organisms might react to prolonged periods in m...