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Patricia
Patricia was a cynomolgus monkey used by the United States in early aerospace medical research. On May 21, 1952, she and a macaque named Mike were launched aboard an Aerobee rocket from Holloman Air Force Base. The suborbital biomedical test flight reached an altitude of roughly 36 miles to study the physiological effects of high-altitude travel. Both monkeys survived the flight, contributing valu...
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Gordo
Gordo, also known as Old Reliable, was a squirrel monkey used by the United States in spaceflight research. He was launched into space aboard the Jupiter AM-13 rocket on December 13, 1958. Although telemetry data indicated that Gordo survived the flight and experienced weightlessness, the spacecraft's parachute failed during reentry, and he was lost at sea.
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