On June 14, 1949, Albert II survived a sub-orbital V-2 flight into space (but died on impact after a parachute failure) [2] to become the first monkey, first primate, and first mammal in space.

Jan 18, 1998 · On June 11, 1948, a V-2 Blossom launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico carrying Albert I, a rhesus monkey. Lack of fanfare and documentation made Albert an unsung hero …

Jan 1, 2026 · Ham was the first chimpanzee, or “astrochimp,” in space. His mission on January 31, 1961, paved the way for the first American, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., to enter space later that year.

Aug 31, 2009 · The first monkey to be sent successfully into space was Albert II, a male rhesus monkey, who made it to a height of 83 miles (134 km) on June 14, 1949.

On June 14, 1949, a rhesus monkey named Albert II made history by becoming the first mammal—and the first monkey—to travel into space. Strapped into the nose cone of a repurposed German V-2 …

Credit: NASA On June 14, 1949, a rhesus monkey named Albert II was launched into space aboard a V-2 rocket from White Sands, New Mexico.

May 8, 2025 · The three-year-old chimp created history when he became the first chimpanzee to travel to space, ultimately paving the way for US's first successful launch of a human astronaut just months …

Jan 31, 2021 · The first space-bound primate was Albert, a rhesus macaque who launched aboard a V2 rocket on June 11, 1948. He did not make it to space and died of suffocation during the flight.

Ham (July, 1957 – January 19, 1983), a chimpanzee also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first great ape launched into space. On January 31, 1961, Ham flew a suborbital …

On January 31, 1961 Ham became the first chimpanzee in space. Save the Chimps honors Ham, his courage, and his unwilling sacrifice. The Space Chimps, or “Astrochimps,” hold a special place in the …