Monkeys in space | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 27/03/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space


00:01:06 1 United States
00:06:45 2 France
00:07:34 3 Soviet Union and Russia
00:10:16 4 Argentina
00:11:18 5 China
00:12:25 6 Iran



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Before humans went into space, several other animals were launched into space, including numerous other primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched flights containing primate passengers primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985. France launched two monkey-carrying flights in 1967. The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996. Most primates were anesthetized before lift-off. Overall thirty-two monkeys flew in the space program; none flew more than once. Numerous backup monkeys also went through the programs but never flew. Monkeys and apes from several species were used, including rhesus macaque, crab-eating macaque, squirrel monkeys, pig-tailed macaques, and chimpanzees.