Monkeys Recovered after Space Fi.ight--graybiel Et Al
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An account has been given of two experiments in which three monkeys were carried in Jupiter missiles 300 miles inro space. In the first, a squirrel monkey survived in .good .condition till a mishap .occurred to the vehicle on re-entry. In the second, an American-born rhesus and a squirrel monkey were recovered uninjured. Details have been furnished covering the construction of the biocapsules, the provisions for a closed life support environment, the equipment and arrangements for monitoring the responses .of the monkeys, and the experimental findings. These .experiments were carried ottt on a "non-interference" basis in missiles not designed for biologic purposes. This necessarily imposed , s o vere restrictions ;in space and weight and necessitated a long count-down time; sixty-four hours for the rhesus and eiffht hours for the squirrel monkeys. A short count-down period is a great advantage and a prime ,consideration in designing such vehicles for primar.ily biological purposes or for
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Classics in space medicine. An account of experiments in which two monkeys were recovered unharmed after ballistic space flight.
CAPTAIN ASHTON GRAYBIEL, Me, USN, COLONEL ROBERT H. HOLMES, MC, USA, DIETRICH E. BEISCHER, Ph.D., MAJOR GERALD E. CHAMPLIN, MC, USA, GEORGE P. PEDIGO, W. CARROLL HIXSON, THOMAS R. A. DAvis, M.D., NORMAN g. BARR, M.D., WALLACE G. KISTLER, JORMA I. NIVEN, PH.D., CAPTAIN EDWARD WILBARGER, MSC, USA, DONALD E. STULLKEN, Ph.D., CAPTAIN WILLIAM S. AUGERSON, Me, USA, FIRST LIEUT. ROBERT CLARK, MSC, USA...
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