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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Sam the Monkey After His Ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft
Title
Sam the Monkey After His Ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft
Title
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Full Description:
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Sam, the Rhesus monkey, after his ride in the Little Joe-2 (LJ-2) spacecraft. A U.S. Navy destroyer safely recovered Sam after he experienced three minutes of weightlessness during the flight. Animals were often used during test flights for Project Mercury to help determine the effects of spaceflight and weightlessness on humans. LJ-2 was one in a series of flights that led up to the human orbital flights of NASA's Project Mercury program. The Little Joe rocket booster was developed as a cheaper, smaller, and more functional alternative to the Redstone rockets. Little Joe could be produced at one-fifth the cost of Redstone rockets and still have enough power to carry a capsule payload. Seven unmanned Little Joe rockets were launched from Wallops Island, Virginia from August 1959 to April 1961.
Full_Description
Sam, the Rhesus monkey, after his ride in the Little Joe-2 (LJ-2) spacecraft. A U.S. Navy destroyer safely recovered Sam after he experienced three minutes of weightlessness during the flight. Animals were often used during test flights for Project Mercury to help determine the effects of spaceflight and weightlessness on humans. LJ-2 was one in a series of flights that led up to the human orbital flights of NASA's Project Mercury program. The Little Joe rocket booster was developed as a cheaper, smaller, and more functional alternative to the Redstone rockets. Little Joe could be produced at one-fifth the cost of Redstone rockets and still have enough power to carry a capsule payload. Seven unmanned Little Joe rockets were launched from Wallops Island, Virginia from August 1959 to April 1961.
Full Description
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Date:
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12/04/1959
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Mercury-Program
Subject_Category
Mercury-Program
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft
Subject_Category
Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
Subject_Category
Rocket Launches
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Joe
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Keywords:
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2
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Keywords:
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Little
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Keywords:
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Wallops
Keywords
Wallops
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Island
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Keywords:
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Sam
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Keywords:
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Monkey
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Keywords:
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LJ-2
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Gemini
facet_what
Gemini
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mercury
facet_what
Mercury
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Little Joe 2
facet_what
Little Joe 2
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Mercury
facet_where
Mercury
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Virginia
facet_where
Virginia
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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August 1959
facet_when
August 1959
facet_when
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facet_when:
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April 1961
facet_when
April 1961
facet_when
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facet_when:
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12-04-1959
facet_when
12-04-1959
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1961
facet_when_year
1961
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1959
facet_when_year
1959
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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S-63-19199
Image_#
S-63-19199
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0042
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0042
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S-63-19199
Center_Number
S-63-19199
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000042
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000042
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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