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   Rhesus Macaque

   The U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and NASA launched Rhesus Macaques into outer space during the 1950s and 60s, and the Soviet/Russian space program launched them into space as recently as 1997 on the Bion missions.
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   List of monkeys

   This list includes individual non-human primates (capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys, Rhesus Macaques, and marmosets) who are in some way famous or notable. ... They were launched on 28 May 1959 in the nose cone of a Jupiter AM-18 missile as a test of NASA's launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and procedures for retrieving astronauts after splashdown.
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   Monkeys in space

   Monkeys from several species were used, including rhesus monkeys, cynomolgus monkeys, and squirrel monkeys, as well as pig-tailed macaques. ... NASA.
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   Monkey

   Macaques, especially the Rhesus Macaque, and African green monkeys are widely used in animal testing facilities, either wild-caught or purpose-bred. ... Sam, a rhesus macaque, was flown to a height of 55 miles (89 km) by NASA in 1959.

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