Able the Space Monkey

Able the Space Monkey is a supporting character in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and is portrayed by Crystal the monkey who also portrays Dexter. He is an exhibit at the Air and Space Museum.
==Real Life==
On May 28, 1959, aboard the JUPITER AM-18, Able, a rhesus monkey, and Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, became the first monkeys to successfully return to Earth after traveling in space. Able was born at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, Kansas. They traveled an excess of 16,000 km/h, and withstood 38 g (373 m/s²). Able died June 1, 1959 while undergoing surgery to remove an infected medical electrode, from a reaction to the anesthesia. Baker died November 29, 1984 at the age of 27 and is buried on the grounds of the United States Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Able was preserved, and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Their names were taken from a phonetic alphabet.
==Appearances ==
===Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian===
Able is on display at the Air and Space Museum and meets Larry here. 
When trying to escape from some on Kahmunrahs men, Larry and Amelia Earhart climb aboard the Wright Brothers' plane and fly it towards the exit of the museum. Able helps Larry and Amelia exit the museum by opening a large rollerdoor when Larry calls out to them, with Able holding green sparklers when they exit.
Able is later seen in the ending battle of the movie, arguing with Dexter for a bit before Larry confronts them and he gets slapped. Though, Able and Dexter start attacking the enemy before hugging.
===Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Video Game)===
====Wii/PC/Xbox 360====
In the video game, Able is heard when Larry enters the area where they are before being seen in a cutscene with Larry in the Air and Space Museum. Larry asks if Able is hungry, which the monkey nods it's head. When Able is let out though, they run off and float away. When Able runs away, Larry assumes that it wants him to follow along.
Larry follows Able, with their constant chippings being heard, only for a cutscene of Napoleon to start. In this cutscene, Able jumps down to where Napoleon is and stays hidden behind a rocket before going over and stealing one of the ingots from him when he raises his hand. This leads Larry and Amelia to split up to go and catch Able.
While still in the Air and Space Museum, Able goes to a vending machine, with Octavius stating that they need go get Able it's favorite food. Once Octavius goes into the vending machine to get the ice cream, Able runs off, using it's farts to float in the air to get Larry to chase it. When Larry gets to it, Able floats away and throws a rock at Larry from where it landed, doing so to stop Larry from going over to where they are. When Larry gets to Able once more, the monkey floats away again, doing this again when Larry gets over to it. This stops when Larry is able to get to Able, trading the ice cream for the ingot.
==Gallery==
File:Able the space monkey in real life at the actual Air and Space Museum..png|Able the Space Monkey in real life.
File:Able with the Tablet.jpeg|Able in the book, Night at the Museum The Quest for the Golden Tablet.
==Trivia==
*In a handful of medias (ex: Junior NovelizationNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian The Junior Novelization, NatM The Quest for the Golden Tablet, McDonald's cardAble's info card from the McDonald's 2009 toy line made to promote the 2nd movie.) that Able appears in, that isn't the 2nd movie, Able normally acts more like Dexter instead of being more helpful.
*In the Junior Novelization, Able and Dexter are brothers.
*Able has their own audio tour in the Video game, which is counted as a collectible.
*Ironically, images of Able are used both on the cover and in pages of the Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: A Capital Adventure book, but they are only mentioned in the text and don’t appear later on.Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: A Capital Adventure
== References ==
Category:Exhibits
Category:Characters
Category:Characters with an unknown fate
Category:Smithsonian exhibits
Category:Monkeys
Category:Night at the Museum:Battle of the Smithsonian
Category:Galaxy
Category:Heroes
Category:Animals
Category:Mammals
Category:Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Videogame)
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