Enos (chimpanzee)

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Enos (c. 1957 – November 4, 1962) was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA on November 29, 1961, following his predecessor Ham. He was the only chimpanzee to orbit the Earth and the third hominid and primate to do so after cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. Enos was brought from the Miami Rare Bird Farm on April 3, 1960. He completed more than 1,250 training hours at the University of Kentucky and Holloman Air Force Base. Training was more intense for him than for Ham, who had become the first great ape in space in January 1961, because Enos was exposed to weightlessness and higher gs for longer periods of time. His training included psychomotor instruction and aircraft flights. Enos was selected for his Project Mercury flight only three days before launch. Two months prior, NASA launched Mercury-Atlas 4 on September 13, 1961, to conduct an identical mission with a "crewman simulator" on board. Enos flew into space aboard Mercury-Atlas 5 on November 29, 1961. He completed his...

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