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Albert I: My Hero's Mission

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Albert I There are many brave astronauts that have participated, and even given their lives, in the quest to put human beings into space. But before those astronauts had a chance to take flight, there was a long line of other creatures that paved the way for human spaceflight. The first monkey to be sent into space was Albert I, a male rhesus monkey, the first to start this history of our journey into space for the rest of time. Albert I was not considered a ‘successful’ mission because he did not reach the fifty mile mark, which is supposedly the end of Earth’s atmosphere, and the beginning of deep space. But, Albert II’s mission had reached 134 kilometers, or 83 miles on June 14th, 1949. Although, his mission did not end in success as a result of a problem with the parachute on the recovery capsule, it sadly led Albert II to his death from the force of the impact upon landing. Albert II became the alleged first monkey in space. …show more content…

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