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Albert IV was a rhesus macaque used in the United States’ late-1940s V-2 rocket experiments involving animals. He flew on the last monkey V-2 mission in 1949 and reached space on a suborbital flight, but died when the capsule struck the ground after a parachute malfunction. Albert IV is distinct from Albert II, whose earlier V-2 flight is generally identified as the first successful primate trip into space.
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Who was Albert IV?
Albert IV was a rhesus macaque used in the United States' late-1940s V-2 rocket experiments. He was part of an effort to study the effects of suborbital flight on living animals.
Did Albert IV reach space?
Yes. He flew on the last monkey V-2 mission in 1949 and reached space on a suborbital flight.
How did Albert IV die?
He died when the capsule struck the ground after a parachute malfunction. The accident occurred during recovery after the V-2 flight.
What kind of rocket carried Albert IV?
He was carried on a German V-2 rocket used by the United States for high-altitude experiments after World War II. These missions were suborbital research flights rather than orbital space missions.
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