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Mercury Spacecraft - Able

Before astronauts and cosmonauts flew into outer space, monkeys and apes were tested. This is Able, who survived the flight but died when the electrodes were surgically removed after the flight. On display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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Uploaded on February 7, 2010
Taken on December 28, 2009