#Albert 2 #Spacemonkey
Albert II was a normal monkey in the USA, he was from the rhesus macaque breed. Albert II was chosen for space mission.
He was a smart and fast learner and passed all the tests for space flight.
On June 14, 1949, Albert II was launched into the Space inside a V-2 rocket.
Everything went as planned in beginning his rocket reached a height of 134 km and Albert II became the first mammal to reach space.
After spending a few minutes in Space his capsule returned back to The Earth.
While re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere his Capsule's parachute system did not work.
Monkey in Space
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