From the above data, we derive a list of non-human primates who have flown above my 'space boundary' definition of 80 km. I've decided to include only primates in the astronaut listing, partly to suit my own whim and partly since there were a lot of poorly documented canids.
Albert I was from the Wright Field Aero Medical Lab. Mass was 4 kg. The AFCRL had obtained several V-2 flights, the "Blossom" series. They offered rides to AML.
Albert II and IV died on impact due to parachute failure. They were from the Aeromedical Lab at Wright-Patterson.
The Aerobee flights and the V-2 flights involved seven Rhesus, Cebus and Cynomolgos monkeys.
Gordo died on splashdown. Able died from the effects of anesthesia during an operation to remove electrodes, a few days after landing. Baker died of kidney failure at age 27, in retirement at the Alabama space and rocket center.
Sam was from the USAF School of Aviation Medicine. Ham, from Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, was 3yr 8mo old at launch. He retired to the Washington Zoo and then to N. Carolina, and died at age 25.
The Bion monkeys were 'subadults' so probably less than a year old?
Primate astronauts Mission Date Name S DOB DOD Apogee Duration Landing V-2 No 47 1949 Jun 14 2235 Macaca mulatta 'Albert II' m - 1949 Jun 14 130 0:06? WSPG (69 km) V-2 No 31 1949 Dec 08 1915 Macaca mulatta 'Albert IV' m - 1949 Dec 8 127 0:06? WSPG (61 km) AM-13 Bioflight 1 1958 Dec 13 0853 Saimiri `Old Reliable' m - 1958 Dec 13 500? 0:16? Antigua AM-18 Bioflight 2 1959 May 28 0735 Macaca mulatta `Able' f - 1959 Jun 1 500? 0:15 Antigua Saimiri `Baker' f 1957 1984 Nov 29 LJ-2 1959 Dec 4 1615 Macaca mulatta 'Sam' m - - 85 00:11:06 MR-2 1961 Jan 31 1655 Pan troglodytes `Ham' m 1957 May 1983 Jan 17 253 00:16:39 MA-5 Mercury SC9 1961 Nov 29 1507 Pan troglodytes `Enos' m 1956 Aug 1962 Nov 4 237 3:20:59 SP Pod 6 (36E) 1961 Dec 20 0332 Macaca mulatta `Scatback' - 1961 Dec 20 500? 0:30? MOTA, 11000 km, lost Vesta 4 1967 Mar 7 Macaca nemestrina `Martine' f? - - 233 0:10? Vesta 5 1967 Mar 13 Macaca nemestrina `Pierette' f? - - 240? 0:10? Biosatellite 3 1969 Jun 29 0316 Macaca nemestrina `Bonny' m. 1966? 1969 Jul 8 388 8d Died 1d after landing Bion No. 6 (K1514) 1983 Dec 14 0700 Macaca mulatta `Abrek' m 1980 May - 260 5.0d 1983 Dec 20 Macaca mulatta `Bion' m 1978 Dec? - Spacelab 3 1985 Apr 29 1602 Saimiri sciureus `No. 3165' m - - 361 7:00:09 1986 May 6 1611 Saimiri sciureus `No. 384-80' m - - Bion No. 7 (K1667) 1985 Jul 10 0315 Macaca mulatta `Verny' m 1982 Apr - 267 6:22:00? 1985 Jul 17 0000?? Macaca mulatta `Gordy' m 1982 Jun - Bion No. 8 (K1887) 1987 Sep 29 1250 Macaca mulatta `Drema' 1984? - 383 13:15:00? 1987 Oct 12 0400? Macaca mulatta `Yerosha' m 1984? - Bion No. 9 (K2044) 1989 Sep 15 0630 Macaca mulatta `Zhakonya' m 1986 Mar? - 267 13:17:25 1989 Sep 28 2355 Macaca mulatta `Zabiyaka' m 1986 Mar? - Bion No. 10 (K2229) 1992 Dec 29 1330 Macaca mulatta `Krosh' m 1989? - 374 11:14:46 1993 Jan 10 0416 Macaca mulatta `Ivasha' m 1989? - Bion No. 11 1996 Dec 24 1350 Macaca mulatta `Lapik' m 1993 - 401 13:15:12 1997 Jan 7 0502 Macaca mulatta `Multik' m 1993 1997 Jan 8 Died after landing (Failed or low attempts) V-2 No 37 1948 Jun 11 1022 Monkey (Albert) m - 1948 Jun 11 63 0:06? V-2 No 32 Blossom IVC 1949 Sep 16 2319 Monkey (Albert III) m? - 1949 Sep 16 1? 0:01? Aerobee USAF-12 1951 Apr 18 1839 Monkey - 1951 Apr 18 61 0:06? died on impact Aerobee USAF-19 1951 Sep 20 1631 Monkey (Yorick aka Albert VI) m? - 1951 Sep 20 71 0:06? died after landing Aerobee USAF-26 1952 May 21 1515 Phillipine monkey (Patricia) f - 1959? 26 0:06? Phillipine monkey (Mike) m - - LJ-1B 1960 Jan 21 Macaca mulatta 'Miss Sam' f - - 0:15 SP Pod 13 1961 Nov 10 1455 Saimiri (squirrel monkey) `Goliath' m - 1961 Nov 10 0:01
The ABMA flights were by the Army Medical Service in cooperation with the USN and USAF Schools of Aviation Medicine.
Ham was purchased by USAF on 1959 Jul 9. Enos was purchased on 1960 Apr 3. Enos's backups were Ham, Duane, Jim and Rocky, all from HAML.
Krosh and Ivasha were reported to be from the Sukhumi primate center in Gruziya, but in another source from the IMBP colony in Moskva. One of the Bion 9 monkeys was No. 2483.
Primate astronauts | ||||
Astronaut | Orgn. | Program | Origin | |
Albert | AML | AFCRL/AML | ||
Albert II | AML | AFCRL/AML | ||
Albert III | AML | AFCRL/AML | ||
Albert IV | AML | AFCRL/AML | ||
USAF-12 | AML | USAF | ||
Yorick | AML | USAF | ||
Pat | AML | USAF | ||
Mike | AML | USAF | ||
Old Reliable | USAF | No. 510 | ||
Able | ABMA | |||
Baker | ABMA | No. 27 | ||
Sam | SAM | NASA | ||
Miss Sam | SAM | NASA | ||
Ham | HAMC | NASA | Cameroun (orig name Chang, Chimp No 65) | |
Enos | HAMC | NASA | Cameroun, (Chimp no 81) | |
Goliath | USAF | |||
Scatback | USAF | |||
Bonny P-470 | NASA ARC | NASA | ||
No. 3165 | NASA ARC | NASA | ||
No. 384-80 | NASA ARC | NASA | ||
Krosh | No. 27906 | |||
Ivasha | No. 26151 |
?? Location of death for Able and Bonny Multik location and cause of death