Miss Baker the monkeynaut was a celebrity during her years at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. She was brought to Huntsville by Ed Buckbee, director of the center.

For the first time, America sends two monkeys into space and brings them back alive. It's a watershed moment for the US space agency, Nasa. Originally broadcast on 22 May, 2012.

after successfully launching a monkey into space. At the end of January, Iranian media reported that the primate had returned to earth in good health, after traveling in a capsule to an altitude ...

Those soldiers hardly volunteered for the misison: The thousands of monkeys and mice that were ... Cameroonian chimpanzee who preceded them into space, on January 31, 1961. Ham, after all, was ...

Photos show the rescued animal. Photo from Peru’s National Forestry and Wildlife Service A pet monkey escaped from a home in southern Peru, broke into nearby residences, and wreaked havoc until ...

The local craft beer news outlet had speculated on Facebook last week that Spider Monkey was going to move into the space.

For the first time, America sends two monkeys into space and brings them back alive. It's a watershed moment for the US space agency, Nasa. Originally broadcast on 22 May, 2012.