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动物宇航员:太空旅行的无名英雄 Monkeys On June 14th, 1949, Albert II became the first monkey in space when he reached an altitude of 83 miles. Immediately thereafter, he became the first space monkey to die on impact3) when the parachute4) failed to open.Mice Eleven mice were on board in the 1951 U.S. Aerobee6) missile7) flight that carried Yorick, the first monkey recovered alive after a rocket flight. The U.S. also sent mice on three rocket re-entry8) tests during the 1958 Mouse in Able project (all three died). In addition, fourteen more mice perished9) on a Jupiter rocket after they lifted off