dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. Miss Baker (Squirrel Monkey) gravesite at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama On May 28, 1959, aboard the JUPITER AM-18, Able, a rhesus monkey, and Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, became the first living beings to successfully return to Earth after traveling in space (defined as above 50 mile altitude by the U.S. at the time). They travelled in excess of 16,000 km/h, and withstood 38 g (373 m/sē). 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 US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Able was preserved, and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute of Air and Space Museum. Their names were taken from a phonetic alphabet. Source: Wikipedia Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 05382_0010040309.jpg posted 12/22/2007 - Top - Full index Miss Baker Squirrel Monkey Born 1957 Died Nov 20 1984 First U.S. animal to fly in space and return alive May 28, 1959 More info about this attraction & others nearby           Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 05382_0010040329.jpg posted 12/22/2007 - Top - Full index More info about this attraction & others nearby           Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 05382_0010040339.jpg posted 12/22/2007 - Top - Full index Miss Baker's grave is across the sidewalk from this sign. More info about this attraction & others nearby           Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 05382_0010040359.jpg posted 12/22/2007 - Top - Full index Miss Baker's grave is beneath the tree on the right side. Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 05382_0010040349.jpg posted 12/22/2007 - Top - Full index Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com

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