Albert I (monkey)

Not to be confused with Albert II (monkey), the first mammal in space]].
A monkey strapped into a metal brace
Albert I, shortly before launch

Albert I was a rhesus macaque monkey and the first mammal launched on a rocket (V-2 Rocket "Blossom No. 3") on June 18, 1948.[1][2] The launch was staged at White Sands Proving Ground, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Albert I, a nine-pound monkey, was anesthetized and placed inside the rocket's crew capsule in the nose of the V-2 rocket.[2] The flight did not reach outer space.

  1. ^ Beischer, Dietrich E. Fregly, Alfred R. (1962) ANIMALS AND MAN IN SPACE. A CHRONOLOGY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY THROUGH THE YEAR 1960, NAVAL SCHOOL OF AVIATION MEDICINE PENSACOLA FL.
  2. ^ a b "History of Research in Space Biology and Biodynamics, - PART I - THE BEGINNINGS OF RESEARCH IN SPACE BIOLOGY AT THE AIR FORCE MISSILE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, 1946-1952". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-14.