[DOC] [TLE] Animals in space - Wikipedia [PAR] Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before 
human spaceflights were attempted. Later, animals were also flown to investigate 
various biological processes ... The first animals sent into space were fruit flies 
aboard a U.S.-launched V-2 rocket on 20 February ..... Journal of Aviation 
Medicine. [DOC] [TLE] Monkeys and apes in space - Wikipedia [PAR] Before humans went into space, several other animals were launched into space, 
including numerous primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological 
effects of space travel. The United States launched flights containing primate 
cargo primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985. ... 
Numerous back-up monkeys also went through the programs but never flew. [DOC] [TLE] Animals in Space - NASA History Homepage [PAR] Apr 3, 2014 ... Before humans actually went into space, one of the prevailing theories of ... up at 
a speed of 2000 mph, these two monkeys were the first primates to reach such a 
high altitude. Also on this flight were two white mice, Mildred and Albert. ... Basing 
their experiments on American biomedical research, Soviet... [DOC] [TLE] Laika the Dog & the First Animals in Space - Space.com [PAR] Sep 25, 2012 ... Animals  mainly dogs, monkeys and chimps  were used to test the safety ... 
Laika and two other dogs were trained for space travel by being kept in ... 
Unfortunately, Laika's trip into space was one-way only. ... The first mammal in 
space was Albert II, a Rhesus monkey. ... Animals in other space research. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Animal Astronauts - The Star Garden [PAR] May 22, 2011 ... These days, most spacefaring animals survive their flights and suffer minimal ... In 
the early days of space travel, when rocket science was still in its ... As well as 
being one of the latest species to be sent into space, fruit flies ... first mammal into 
space, an anaesthetised rhesus macaque monkey called Albert. [DOC] [TLE] Space Research | Animal Use in Research [PAR] Starting in the U.S. in 1935, animals were first used in in ground-based altitude 
... These studies lead to the the first sub-orbital rocket-powered animal flight in 
... space research, and in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik II into orbit, ... 
and several species of monkeys were used in experiments, and as time went on,
... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Animals Launched Into Space - Listverse [PAR] Oct 4, 2013 ... But he was far from the first living creature to journey outside ... Several species 
of monkey have been sent into space, including ... Well-known for their 
contributions to medical research, the rhesus is ... Several other nations, 
including Argentina, France, and Russia, have also used monkeys for 
spaceflights. [DOC] [TLE] animals-in-space-teachers-notes.docx (MS Word | 628.76 KB) [PAR] Is it more or less valid than using animals in other spheres such as medical ... 
Dogs: actually just one dog called Laika in the USSR space programme. ... The 
first two mammals to make it into space and back alive were the dogs Belka and 
Strelka. ... Many more monkeys were used later as part of the US and Soviet 
space... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Animal Space Travellers | Astronotes - Armagh Planetarium [PAR] Oct 14, 2011 ... They were used to collect medical data and to test the spacecraft's durability ... 
confirmed, humans then began to travel where previously only animals had. ... 
China and Russia have also sent many of these little creatures into space. ... the 
first monkey in space when he was launched 134km into the air on... [DOC] [TLE] Primates in Medical Research [PAR] Touch Section title to go directly to the Section ... Non-human primates are the 
closest species' to humans ... are rarely used in medical research. ... 1. Macaques 
in science. 2. Rhesus factor. 3. Monkeys in space. 4. Cloned ... mulatta) which is 
also used in research. ..... the first to find that by implanting an electrode into the. [DOC] [TLE] Rhesus monkeys

Question: One of these monkeys used in medical research was also the first mammal to go into space
Answer: rhesus monkey